Watching television (especially informative television) is regarded as an effective method of learning, because audio-visual information can attract students’ attention and engage their interest. Although many TV programmes have educational value, I do not agree with the idea of increasing screen time.
Television viewing can interfere with children’s studies and other activities which can benefit these children’s intellectual development. They may not able to achieve good grades in exams because screen time displaces the time they could spend doing homework. It is also worrying to see that television viewing can crowd out those activities which can improve children’s intellectual skills, such as reading, playing chess and board games.
Another problem is that long screen time can limit children’s social development. Those children who sit in front of their TV many hours, instead of playing games with their peers and communicating with teachers. They will become unsociable and unwilling to express their views and understand the thoughts of other people. Without good communication skills, they will have difficulty in gaining knowledge, drawing upon the ideas of classmates or teachers, and achieving academic success.
On the other hand, I understand that television has exposed children to a world of knowledge. There are many educational programmes aimed for children, allowing them to gain an insight into different subjects. For example, documentaries can help children learn about historical events while foreign language channels can help them acquire foreign languages. This kind of knowledge can complement what they learn at school.
To summaries, I would argue that parents and teachers should impose restrictions on children’s television viewing, although television shows are a source of knowledge. Watching TV can have an adverse impact on exam grades and social skills.
Watching
television
(
especially
informative
television)
is regarded
as an effective method of learning,
because
audio-visual information can attract students’ attention and engage their interest. Although
many
TV
programmes
have educational value, I do not
agree
with the
idea
of increasing screen time.
Television viewing can interfere with
children’s
studies and other activities which can benefit these
children’s
intellectual development. They may not able to achieve
good
grades in exams
because
screen time displaces the time they could spend doing homework. It is
also
worrying to
see
that
television
viewing can crowd out those activities which can
improve
children’s
intellectual
skills
, such as reading, playing chess and board games.
Another problem is that long screen time can limit
children’s
social development. Those
children
who sit in front of their TV
many
hours,
instead
of playing games with their peers and communicating with teachers. They will become unsociable and unwilling to express their views and understand the thoughts of other
people
. Without
good
communication
skills
, they will have difficulty in gaining
knowledge
, drawing upon the
ideas
of classmates or teachers, and achieving academic success.
On the other hand
, I understand that
television
has exposed
children
to a world of
knowledge
. There are
many
educational
programmes
aimed for
children
, allowing them to gain an insight into
different
subjects.
For example
, documentaries can
help
children
learn about historical
events
while foreign language channels can
help
them acquire foreign languages. This kind of
knowledge
can complement what they learn at school.
To summaries, I would argue that parents and teachers should impose restrictions on
children’s
television
viewing, although
television
shows
are a source of
knowledge
. Watching TV can have an adverse impact on exam grades and social
skills
.