Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?Watching television is bad for children.Use specific details and examples to support your answer.
同意看电视对于儿童不好
(1)看电视让孩子变的孤僻，不和别的人接触
(2)看电视让学生变的不爱活动，对身体健康不好
(3)看电视让孩子学到很多不应当学得东西
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Television has increased the speed at which news travels and it can bring situations andimages into our homes that previous generations would not have had the opportunity orregret to witness target=_blank class=infotextkey>witness.
Television is commonly criticized as being bad for children that an important factsometimes gets overlooked. In my personal opinion some types of television viewing mayactually enhance children's intellectual development.
Television contains an enormous variety of forms and content. The effects of televisionviewing depend on program content and genre. According to a research, young children whospent a few hours a week watching educational programs such as Sesame Street, MisterRogers' Neighborhood, Reading Rainbow, Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Wizard's World and 3-2-1Contact had higher academic test scores 3 years later than those who didn't watch educationalprograms.
On the other hand, children who watched many hours of entertainment programs andcartoons had lower test scores than those who watched fewer hours of such programs.Goodeducational programs can provide lasting benefits to children.
Children are most likely to become actively engaged with television content that is neithertoo easy nor too difficult to comprehend, that is, content that provides some challenges, butalso allows a child to gain a sense of mastery. Just like our muscles, the brain gets strongerwhen it is used, and atrophies when it isn't used. It seems that lack of use also leaves itvulnerable to degeneration later in life.
Of course, there are some bad sides for children to watch TV. Our TV-watching childrenincreasingly view life as an entertainment extravaganza, in which they yearn to play a starringrole, and here the nasty content of so much modern broadcasting comes into play. Besides, itis hard to watch an evening of TV without encountering unspeakable violence, whoseperpetrators are celebrated. Again, the effects of television viewing depend on programcontent and genre, and parents should teach their children on choosing the right TV programto watch.