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Monday, February 27, 2006
Maybe TV is GOOD for young brains?
This one is sure to spark passionate debate. The New York Times reports that two University of Chicago economists in a new study say there is evidence television may actually slightly enhance student standardized test scores
The study re-evaluated data on television’s effects on children that was collected in the 1940s and 1950s as television came to community that previously had no TV. The results of the study are very interesting, although the implications for today’s kids are not completely clear. The study doesn’t tell us if kids might be harmed by long periods of TV watching or watching lots of age inappropriate programs. And, of course, the nature of TV programming has changed a lot in 50 years. Perhaps todays programs are more harmful?
But TV, by itself, may not be the damaging force that can be blamed for everything from lower test scores to increased violence today.
What do you think of the study?
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