tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post6504159502901687628..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Kick a Ginger Day Horrorloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-16504475056284453632009-12-01T08:49:28.588-05:002009-12-01T08:49:28.588-05:00I'm in complete agreement about parental respo...I'm in complete agreement about parental responsibility, and about teaching children to be savvy media watchers. And we all need to take responsibility for the bystander reaction - it's not just children who do that.<br /><br />I'm not convinced about how much the media influence us though. It's undoubtedly complex, and not all one way. A good way to look at it is to reverse Rob Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172127627370862611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-36321670854220709112009-12-01T06:03:43.610-05:002009-12-01T06:03:43.610-05:00I was sad and appalled when heard the story and no...I was sad and appalled when heard the story and now after reading your post. Parents have to be the gatekeeper of what our kids hear, do, and watch. As parents our senses have to be on guard no matter how tired we are. <br /><br />No doubt media influences our kids and the fact media is not part of the school curriculum. Digital literacy and other literacies continue to be ignored by public Bill Gaskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976413420234430560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-75886494819456694472009-11-30T21:25:46.948-05:002009-11-30T21:25:46.948-05:00Hey Pat,
I'm saddened and appalled, but I'...Hey Pat,<br />I'm saddened and appalled, but I'm also right there with you. The breakdown of the family includes neglect to filter television and maybe everything else. <br /><br />I'm also with the first two responders. Humans raise children and teach core values. That's where the problem lies.<br /><br />So...how do we combat this at school? We certainly can't ignore itMike Rushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766455281826143591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-63854382288674104372009-11-30T07:05:46.997-05:002009-11-30T07:05:46.997-05:00I totally agree, Ginger. I do let my daughter wat...I totally agree, Ginger. I do let my daughter watch just about anything. But we talk about it. Of course she tells me she is not dumb enough to do what they do on tv and I should stop lecturing her about it but I keep going anyway.<br /><br />It is all about the parenting. And how awful that 15 kids weren't taught to stand up for someone being attacked.Lisa Parisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139683732388415845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-3272668437257484632009-11-30T06:58:26.650-05:002009-11-30T06:58:26.650-05:00On the other side of the coin (which is where I gu...On the other side of the coin (which is where I guess I reside most days), my parents never let me watch shows like, and in particular, Little House on the Prairie. They felt that the shows were preaching morals at us and they didn't feel that was the job of the TV.<br /><br />But the point is still there: they didn't let us watch shows they disagreed with. <br /><br />I think too many GingerLewmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173527895898144480noreply@blogger.com