Anonymous wrote:PP, we weren’t allowed in the house let alone, watching TV all day. Even if we did, we didn’t have cable so 4 channels (and only 1 TV).
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My parents were strict about grades and chores were required. As long as grades were good and chores were completed - there were no limits on TV. However, we got maybe 5 channels, tv was in the living room, and parents had priority if they wanted to watch something. TV often just wasn’t all that appealing. My sister and I played outside a lot and read a lot of books.
This rings true. There was pretty limited programming geared towards kids. A little after school and Saturday mornings. That's about it. There wasn't much to watch and it all had commercials.
Anonymous wrote:My parents were strict about grades and chores were required. As long as grades were good and chores were completed - there were no limits on TV. However, we got maybe 5 channels, tv was in the living room, and parents had priority if they wanted to watch something. TV often just wasn’t all that appealing. My sister and I played outside a lot and read a lot of books.
Anonymous wrote:We had this years ago. Maybe not Kumon but tutors, parents working with us. You just had bad parents. We weren't allowed much tv.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:…succeed in life? Not being snarky, I’m just trying to understand. When I was young, children just watched TV and had no academic “enrichment” outside of perhaps an instrument and a sport. Certainly no Kumon or academic acceleration. They went on to have successful careers and great lives. Were standards lower? Are children going to be a lot smarter because of screen time limits?
Teacher here. Standards were lower. I went to kindergarten in 1980. It was easier then the pre-k is now at my public school. We learned to write our name, one letter each week, counting to 10. That’s pretty much it for academics. It was a half-day and that included a nap time. Now, students are expected to do so much more. I would’ve been far below grade level entering kindergarten if I started now.
That's the same today. Letters are expected in Kindergarten. Earlier than that is just preview exposure.
You are seeing UMC ultra competitive parents, not different developmental standards for children.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:…succeed in life? Not being snarky, I’m just trying to understand. When I was young, children just watched TV and had no academic “enrichment” outside of perhaps an instrument and a sport. Certainly no Kumon or academic acceleration. They went on to have successful careers and great lives. Were standards lower? Are children going to be a lot smarter because of screen time limits?
I had one hour a week for TV. But there were these things called Libraries,! And, they had something called Books! It was so strange because there were lots of letters of the alphabet strung together to made words. All these words made paragraphs and after so many paragraphs then there were Chapters,!!!
I got so good figuring out how to use Libraries and how to do something called "Checking out books," that I often read a book every day and these were books that were called biographies, autobiographies, fiction, nonfiction.
You are an idiot!
Yet after supposedly reading all of those books you write like someone with a 5th grade education. Congratulations?? I'm sure we will all believe whatever pathetic excuse you make for your sad writing.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:…succeed in life? Not being snarky, I’m just trying to understand. When I was young, children just watched TV and had no academic “enrichment” outside of perhaps an instrument and a sport. Certainly no Kumon or academic acceleration. They went on to have successful careers and great lives. Were standards lower? Are children going to be a lot smarter because of screen time limits?
Teacher here. Standards were lower. I went to kindergarten in 1980. It was easier then the pre-k is now at my public school. We learned to write our name, one letter each week, counting to 10. That’s pretty much it for academics. It was a half-day and that included a nap time. Now, students are expected to do so much more. I would’ve been far below grade level entering kindergarten if I started now.
Anonymous wrote:My parents were strict about grades and chores were required. As long as grades were good and chores were completed - there were no limits on TV. However, we got maybe 5 channels, tv was in the living room, and parents had priority if they wanted to watch something. TV often just wasn’t all that appealing. My sister and I played outside a lot and read a lot of books.
Anonymous wrote:…succeed in life? Not being snarky, I’m just trying to understand. When I was young, children just watched TV and had no academic “enrichment” outside of perhaps an instrument and a sport. Certainly no Kumon or academic acceleration. They went on to have successful careers and great lives. Were standards lower? Are children going to be a lot smarter because of screen time limits?