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I continue to be amazed how much common knowledge my generation had
to today's students. Oh sure, some of this is selective memory andmost
nostalgia and all that. But I am worried about a population that gains
of its perception of the world from TV. I got to watch TV one hour peronly
night if my homework was done. But I didn't even watch it that much; I
watched if there was a particular show I wanted to see. Otherwise I hadmyself
other things I wanted to do. I entertained myself quite well all by
and the world around me. Today many kids can't entertain themselves.They
will complain there is nothing good on TV, but they'll sit there and watch
it anyway. I think it not only gives them a funny view of the world, it
also stifles their curiosity and exploration of the world.
Sorry... when we old timers hear people talking about students not knowing
stern of a ship or what a moving van is, we can get pretty cynical.