Kids TV a turn off
A critic says educational TV is a myth, writes Kate Kelland.
HE'S been characterised as the ultimate killjoy, the extremist fringe thinker
who refuses to recognise the realities of modern life.
But for Dr Aric Sigman, a US psychologist living in Britain and the author of
Remotely controlled; How television is damaging our lives, the battle against
what he calls the "recreational junk food" of TV is one well worth fighting.
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New game show for toddlers a turnoff
Cleveland Bookstore hosts TV turnoff Week
• Cleveland's Bubblegum Books is helping promote TV-Turnoff Week (April 21-27) by holding a contest called Show Your Shiny Side, asking elementary schoolchildren to describe what makes them shine. The contest, in partnership with the Center for Screen-Time Awareness, was inspired by Something Shiny, Something Round by Julie Goulis, illustrated by John H. Ferguson. Information is available at the publisher's Web site, http://www.bubblegumbooks.com. The deadline is March 14.
— Barbara McIntyre
Special to the Beacon Journal
— Barbara McIntyre
Special to the Beacon Journal