The Negative Effects Television Has On Education

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Many people believe that a home is just not a home unless there is a television in the house hold. In today’s world a house without a television is like a house in the winter without heat. It is a nessecity. In general, everyone loves television but most people never once take the time to think about the effect television can have on one’s education, It is hard to see but television actually can have a negative influence on an individuals education.
Television can occupy a lot of people’s time during the day and night. For example children today rush home from school just to make sure they do not miss their favorite cartoons. Instead children should be rushing home to finish their homework or maybe to go outside and play with their friends. Television also can keep high school and college students from finishing their homework as well. Some teens stay up late night watching television and their favorite shows instead of studying for their exams and completing their homework. Students should spend less time watching television and more time attending to their school work.
Some television programs promote improper speech or slang. School teacher try their hardest to teach student the correct way to speak but television shows just the opposite. Television shows how everyday people from different cultures speak and this can have a negative effect on one’s education. Some people want be like a certain image of a person they see on television. If the person they try to imitate has terrible speech or speaks in slang the person might unintentionally pick up the bad habits of speaking in slang as well. This is prime example of how television can have a negative influence on education.
The negative messages television sends out sometimes can not be blocked. Kids sometimes take negative messages from television back to school with them which can cause a bad atmosphere for learning and getting a good education. From television kids ge...