Marsh Cassady: Expect to be the most-hated mother in
school because I will not allow my child to have a TV in his/her own room. I
will also not use the TV as an electronic" babysitter" as so many parents do.
It’s not my place to judge others, but I just don’t feel it is right for a child
to sit and stare for horns on end when he could be playing or participating in
other activities that are much more appropriate and stimulating. Benjamin
Harrison: A lot of parents are not allowing their children
any TV at all until they are much older. The reason is that the constant angle
change of the camera produces passivity in children. They then expect life to be
as "fast and change pace at the level that the TV does. There was once a cartoon
where a child picks up a toy and says, "What does it do" That’s the problem
with TV and young children. It steals their imaginations. Robert
MacNell: TV is not that bad, but it’s not that good either.
It has its pros and cons. The word here would be" Control". Got to learn
how to have it in moderate amounts, and confirm the information that is
gathered. I love TV because it improves my English speaking skills; it tells me
different accents of different persons in different countries when speaking it.
It makes me laugh sometimes. Discovery channel would be great. David
Naster: Basically, I feel freer without a television in my
house. I just feel there is something more natural about life without the
glowing screens, and when I go several months with no exposure to TV, it feels
like I have stepped out of a fishbowl. Of course, to people who watch TV ,the
perception may be just the opposite — I do not live in a fishbowl because I have
exiled myself from the TV culture that so many share. Adrienne
Popper: I watch all types of sitcoms, news, talk shows,
documentaries, etc.., in English, Spanish, and a little in German, with a
notebook and a pen beside the set, taking notes OFF slang, idiomatic
expressions, course words, everything teenagers ask me in the classroom (I mean
in English classes ). Otherwise I wouldn’t have access to these things. We don’t
have many natives at hand to help with them, books won’t bring them, so TV is my
everyday assistant. Now match each of the persons ( 61. to
65) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra
statements. Statements [A] TV program is not helpful for the creation of
children’s imagination. [B] Life without TV is freer and more natural. [C]
Watching TV makes one feel relaxed. [D] Instead of watching TV, children
should take part in other activities. [E] TV program is a good source of
education. [F] There are advantages and disadvantages for TV. [G] TV is
beneficial to child-care for mothers. David Naster