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The Lovers, The Dreamers, and MJ

Connor002

Connor002

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Pongo said:
Uhm. The only one?
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Well there's good definitons, like "persuasuve writing/speech that communicates point" or "empty/insincere language" or "words used to make one sound only pretentious."

I don't mind so much the first and second, but the last is one I want to avoid. :lookaroun
 
Pongo

Pongo

New Member
Connor002 said:
But how much faith can we place in products designed for profit to educate or children?
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A lot. Because they work :lol:

What are you supposed to give the children if the consumer products aren't there? A stick and some rocks? We're living in the information age. Education will be through information, even at a young age.
 
PSU_Princess

PSU_Princess

Member
Connor002 said:
But how much faith can we place in products designed for profit to educate or children? While I do not find inherent issues in Baby Einstein-type products, it seems unwise that [some] parents seem to believe their own responsibly of educating their child may be abated through the use of non-interactive (by nature, movies and television cannot interact with a child in the sense than a human can) consumer products?
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I don't think they should be used as a sole means of teaching a child, but I don't see a problem using it as an adjunt to what the parents are doing.
 
Pongo

Pongo

New Member
Connor002 said:
Well there's good definitons, like "persuasuve writing/speech that communicates point" or "empty/insincere language" or "words used to make one sound only pretentious."

I don't mind so much the first and second, but the last is one I want to avoid. :lookaroun
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Any/All.

Aren't the last two pretty much the same anyway? By being insincere you come across pretentious, no?
 
Pongo

Pongo

New Member
Pongo said:
A lot. Because they work :lol:

What are you supposed to give the children if the consumer products aren't there? A stick and some rocks? We're living in the information age. Education will be through information, even at a young age.
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Also: Little Einsteins is like the Discovery Channel for toddlers.
 
Connor002

Connor002

Active Member
Pongo said:
A lot. Because they work :lol:

What are you supposed to give the children if the consumer products aren't there? A stick and some rocks? We're living in the information age. Education will be through information, even at a young age.
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I disagree that "information age" products can be substituted for human interaction.
 
D

Disnut

Member
PSU_Princess said:
I have to say that I enjoy the Baby Einstein series and plan on buying them for my new nephew.

We were at a Halloween party at a friends house and their little boy (just over 1 year old) was just into everything.....his mom showed him the baby Einstein DVD and he got so excited. He was very interested in what was going on. She is a very hands on, stay at home mom, but it served a great purpose to entertain him and teach him something.
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Hi Chrissy. Did you ever get over the dizziness from the other day?
 
mpoppins76

mpoppins76

Well-Known Member
PSU_Princess said:
I don't think they should be used as a sole means of teaching a child, but I don't see a problem using it as an adjunt to what the parents are doing.
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Or even the parents watching w/ the child. It can be used as a tool in addition to other methods that can complement each other.
When I was little, my mom & I used to watch Sesame Street together and then she'd refer to it when we'd read books together (so I hear from her, I don't remember :o )...I was reading in preschool so it must've worked :cool:
 
PSU_Princess

PSU_Princess

Member
mpoppins76 said:
Or even the parents watching w/ the child. It can be used as a tool in addition to other methods that can complement each other.
When I was little, my mom & I used to watch Sesame Street together and then she'd refer to it when we'd read books together (so I hear from her, I don't remember :o )...I was reading in preschool so it must've worked :cool:
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It also helps for a couple minutes of sanity when you just need to get something done or just need some alone time :)
 

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