Write your own essay detailing the effects television has had on your generation or your children? Do your observations match Gatto’s?

TV advertising and programs make us believe their messages presenting them in an alluring way

For example , I can already see how Maggie , my niece , already begins to show traces of consumerism she is about to accept as she grows older She watches bright ads , then trying to talk her parents into buying a certain product . She even goes as far as try to influence their choice of a car to purchase . She once desperately wanted them to buy a Nissan because the commercial is so good . What is important to me is

not that she becomes taken with a certain brand , but that she has already picked up the notion that things are very important and worth a lot of attention . This makes her more likely to spend time and effort in her adult life to gain more money and possibility to buy the desired thing Intellectual passivity stemming from brain-washing will prevent her from questioning the assumptions she learned in her childhood

3 . Television Decreases Amount of Child-to-Child Interactions

Television on the whole can also be called an interaction , but a very peculiar one . It evolves between the viewer and the production staff , in most general terms . The role of the viewer is limited , and although he or she may be intensely thinking about what is shown on the screen , the activity is relaxing because it does not call for an immediate response .On the contrary , human interaction demands from participants constant involvement and often calls for immediate action . In this sense , it is highly useful for kids as it helps them to develop their intellectual abilities , at least that part of their abilities that remains neglected by teachers and other educators - interpersonal skills . Talking and playing with other kids and adults , children learn a lot about human...