Children can learn effectively by watching television. Therefore they should be encouraged to watch television both at home and at school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Television

is considered an important

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through which

children

can be educated.

However

, there are certain sections of society that agree and disagree with

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notion. I personally disagree with

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and will substantiate my reasons in

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essay. On one hand, the

television

helps presents topics to

children

in a more engaging manner, thereby

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their interest to learn. On some occasions, learning from a book does not have the same effect as actually visually watching the process unfold. An example of

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would be how to explain the process of photosynthesis to

children

.

Although

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there is enough reading material to explain

this

process, the concept of it will still elude some

children

.

Also

, through watching cartoons,

children

can understand the important social cues

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expected of them, as these are discussed in an entertaining way. It is

also

known that young

children

can

also

benefit from

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because they will have a quicker grasp on things

such

as

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alphabets

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, nursery rhymes and counting, which will help them when they start kindergarten.

For example

, the popular kids show Sesame Street, is mainly aimed

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small

children

to educate them on things like alphabets, nursery rhymes and counting, the importance of sharing and caring etc. Alternately, many

parents

believe

this

will not help, because it will create a dependency amongst the

children

to always watch the

television

. With the changing landscape of today’s world,

parents

feel that their

children

may be bombarded with images and details of things that they should not be made aware

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at

such

a young age.

In addition

, the addiction to watching

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television

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may damage their eyes, resulting in them having to wear spectacles from a very young age, which poses a whole set of

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for

parents

. The

children

also

spend less time interacting with

parents

, resulting in a disconnection between the parent-child dynamic. In conclusion, whilst

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television

helps get

children

focused on certain topics, it

also

helps them adopt a whole set of other problems.