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Should DirecTV, or Any TV Be In The Classroom? Some say NO!

Some historians have indicated that education was actually better in the old days, when children memorized the Declaration of Independence and spent hours learning to parse sentences.

Now, however, schools choose to offer students Directv in the Classroom, PBS, satellite TV, and other televised educational opportunities. With all of these shows available, there is a danger of erring on the side of too much entertainment in schools.

For one thing, many of the educational programs on Directv or other satellite TV stations do not meet the philosophical standards of the parents of the school students. That is, even with every DirecTV receiver in the district set to block inappropriate programs, there is still a good chance of some inappropriate language or innuendo slipping through which would be offensive to some of the families in the district.

But not only are questionable moral standards in Directv programming a problem. There is also the question of politically correct brainwashing that goes on with PBS and satellite TV educational programming. Witness the recent growth of homeschooling as an educational option for many families if you think there is not a problem here.

Many Americans wish to train their children in a more traditional way. Rather than let what comes through the DirecTV receiver have the say in their children’s education, they prefer to take control.

Some Directv educational programs have slighted the character of America’s founding fathers, for instance. Maybe these programs are entertaining enough to keep the interest of the fast paced computer generation, but some parents would like a more balanced and sensitive approach to the facts. They feel like what they get on Directv is liberal propaganda in many cases.

This is not to say that those same homeschoolers are against using Directv in their own classrooms. By exercising control over the DirecTV receiver, and blocking the bulk of what they find offensive, they are able to choose only the most uplifting and valuable of the programming available on satellite TV and skip the rest.

Another possible problem with Directv as a main source of educational material is that children need time reading books, and time in hands-on activities for the best results. They need physical activity and fresh air. Sometimes they just need time to think, wonder, and create. Too much TV in the classroom, even if it’s excellent material on satellite TV, takes up this extra time. Kids need this downtime to simply enjoy being kids. They don’t need to be constantly entertained by Directv.

Educational TV should supplement traditional education

Directv in the Classroom, or other educational satellite TV offerings, have a place in the classrooms of the 21st century. However, it is important that the moving picture on the DirecTV receiver not take the place of flesh and blood teachers and real interaction with people, books, and things. While no one would deny that some of the programs open a window to scientific facts and world cultures, when Directv is used in too great a quantity, it all just becomes confusing.