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Education through watching television

Lindley Appollis

The way we learn things varies through time, with each generation comes a new skill and a new form of obtaining information. We tend to overlook the one thing that has taught us the basis of what we know today; the television.

T.V. as we all know it started off as an idea that would bring information and entertainment to the feet of suburban families. We never thought that it would become such a huge must have. Ranging in all shapes and sizes, the television screen has been our ‘teacher’ in a sense. Think about the stupid kids’ shows that, at first glance seem childish and unappealing to the eye but become perfect guides to our lives in the future. A lot of people today were taught, and are still being taught, about the value of friendship and good morals; to be kind unto our neighbor and take other people’s feelings into consideration.

This has been the basis of our lives. We all learnt how to count with Count von Count on Sesame Street, how to be the best friend ever with Elmo, and to never give up by Spangebob and to always without a doubt, to love no matter what by Barney.

Besides the necessary life values that T.V. has bestowed upon our young mind it has also taught us science, geography, math and music. From the great Bill Nye to the wild and weird world of Nat Geo Wild. T.V. has truly come a long way. But we can just look to the shows that gave us this knowledge, we also need to think of the many working behind the scenes, the people producing the content that would shape or young mind and introduce new ideas to a demographic that has the ability to redefine the world. I would personally like to applaud those great minds, because without their innovation, we would never have been this creative, like we are today.

Through my years T.V. has changed physically, but the morals stayed the same, the basic friendship and respect, all stayed the same. Thank you to the education system that made us who we are today.