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    This essay discusses the debate around the impact of television on culture and education. It presents the perspective of critics like Neil Postman who argue that TV makes people dull by replacing print culture, but also provides a more balanced view that TV can be used for multitasking like homework while watching. It tells a story about a boy named Lennie who always watches TV but realizes in the hospital that it was making him dull and less imaginative. The essay suggests TV is not entirely harmful if used for educational programs, but some questions are raised about whether TV hinders concentration on other tasks or development in children.

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    This essay discusses the debate around the impact of television on culture and education. It presents the perspective of critics like Neil Postman who argue that TV makes people dull by replacing print culture, but also provides a more balanced view that TV can be used for multitasking like homework while watching. It tells a story about a boy named Lennie who always watches TV but realizes in the hospital that it was making him dull and less imaginative. The essay suggests TV is not entirely harmful if used for educational programs, but some questions are raised about whether TV hinders concentration on other tasks or development in children.

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    Teaching In The Television Culture is the essay.

    Teaching In The Television Culture


    Judith scot-smith Girgus and Cecelia Tichi

    Literal comprehension

    In this essay shows the conflict between writer Judith scot-smith Girgus and Cecelia Tichi &
    critics Marrie Winn's & Neil Postman's, etc. They critics emphasized towards only on print
    culture as well as TV makes people dull. The writer has described balanced view between print
    culture & TV culture as well as while watching TV we also do some works such as eating,
    writing, assignment, project work, swiping & other various activities. In this text there is a
    Lennie, TV kid who always watched TV, when his mother ordered him to read books he neglect
    order & go in front of a TV. When he had the bite from rattlesnake he has slept in the hospital. In
    the hospital, he also used to watch TV. But, suddenly he realized that watching TV is making
    human dull, poor, unimaginary. After his treatment, he emphasized print culture or books.

    Interpretation

    Maybe this story is trying to show the good aspects of TV in modern human life. In modern days
    it used in everywhere and it is not harmful to us rather than we learn many things from it. From
    TV we are able to know the new invention in the world, breaking news, play video games, doing
    homework while watching TV, seeing different types of educational program. Thus the writer
    emphasizes TV is not harmful to us.

    Critical thinking

    This essay is interesting to read however I am not satisfied with some statements of this text.

     Is it possible to give concentration towards other activities while watching TV?


     Is it possible for the child to be mature while watching TV?
     Are not there an important program for the child?
     How is it possible for the death of imaginative power by watching TV?

    Hence, I do not fully support it.

    Assimilation

    Before reading this Television story I am not using the TV for the study. And my TV seeing
    habit is poor such as seeing only videos without doing the study. But after reading this text I
    came to know that through TV we are also able to get new knowledge. So, I have decided to see
    more educational programs.

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