April 21, 2003TV: Gives So Much, Asks For So LittleThese lousy SOBs can have my remote control when they pry it from my cold, dead hands. Update: what she said. Sadly, they have infiltrated the schools...my daughter's 5th grade class can earn extra credit if they go all week without watching TV. I think it's time I visited the principal...should be interesting to see what sort of excuses or propaganda the school comes up with to justify telling my child that watching TV is "bad" or somehow needs to be curbed. Posted by davidmsc at April 21, 2003 09:07 PMComments
Yeah......right. We have times when the TV's off. But, that's OUR choice. Not the school's. Not the grandparents'. Not the neighbors'. OUR choice. Posted by: Da Goddess at April 22, 2003 12:55 AMYeah, I'm with you on this one. I watched a ton of TV as a kid and I'm doing fine. I watch a ton of TV now and I'm doing fine. And I'm able to impress people with my useless trivia as a result of watching so much TV. :grin: Posted by: jen at April 22, 2003 04:36 AMWhile I agree with you that it is not the schools place to tell you as a parent to curd your daughter's TV watching habits, I think it is important to inspire other habits in children other than watching TV. I think that is the intention of the school, even though it was obviously poorly informed to the parents. Posted by: Eric at April 22, 2003 08:01 AMGo ahead and let you kids watch TV for hours on end. I'm sure that they'll fit in at Burger King at the fry stand just swell. Posted by: pom at April 22, 2003 01:47 PMDon't send your children to government indoctrination camps (aka "public schools"). Homeschool or find a private school that shares your values and send them there. Problem solved. Posted by: Big Daddy at April 22, 2003 02:23 PM. . . . and yet another reason why we homeschool. To watch TV or not to watch TV, our choice! Posted by: Babs at April 22, 2003 08:40 PMNot too many atheist private schools, unfortunately... Posted by: David at April 22, 2003 08:50 PMPost a comment
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