"From what we know about children's neurodevelopment, the early years are truly formative. The concern is that TV is unnatural; it happens at a speed that's unachievable in the real world. Our brains didn't evolve to process things that happen at this surreal speed, so it becomes exhausting to kids' brains," - Dr. Dimitri Christakis
"This is something we have known for quite sometime, but this is elegant research that puts science behind what we think," says Dr. David Rosenberg
"Spongebob is one of the longest running-running, best-loved cartoons in Nickelodeon history, but Spongebob is getting no love from child pyschologists." Spongebob is a silly cartoon that has some adult humor that sometimes is hard for younger kids to comprehend. Its said that watching fast-paced cartoons like Spongebob, for just a few minutes, hinders abstract thinking, short-term memory, and impulse control in preschoolers. Who would ever thought watching a sillly cartoon could effect the development and thought process of young children."Many pediatricians and psychologists fear that the rapid oscillating between different stimuli will make kids unable to focus, especially when they start juggling listening to music, playing a video game and texting on their cellphone at the tender age of five." Watching fast paced shows at a young age can kill kid's attention spans. Spongebob moves at a frantic pace unlike PBS show, Caillou. With Spongebob, the show switches scenes on average every 11 seconds, where as PBS cartoons, only switch twice a minute. There's a significant difference and the 9 second time difference in which the scenes change can really affect the development and growth of a preschooler.
This story was of interest to me because I watched Spongebob as a kid and still watch it today. I never suspected that a silly cartoon could have such a negative on the development of preschoolers. Yes, some of the content is adult but I never thought it would slow down the thought process on preschoolers. I think its unfortunate that things enjoyed are looked at negatively now, like Spongebob. If a lot of parents read the article and hear about the negative effects, Spongebob will lose a good amount of viewers because no parent wants their child's development to be delayed. After reading this, I think cartoon producers should rethink the content they put out for the viewers and be more aware of their audience.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Black Man Killed by Gang of White Teenagers
"Anyone who knew James could see that he was a caring man with a beautiful smile."
"He was such a compassionate person. We must take an honest look at the racial climate that motivated some young people to hurt such a wonderful person."
Mississippi is a state known for racism still being alive and active. White teens are known for harassing and bantering innocent black people. In particular, Jackson, Mississippi the white teens are known for looking to start trouble. On this particular day, June 26, seven white teens were setting out to harass a black man.They find James Anderson in the parking lot of Metro Inn. This group of white teens had drive in from adjacent Rankin County in a white SUV and green pickup truck, descend on Anderson, beating him, walking back and for between him and their cars. From the surveilance camera, one can be seen pumping his fist in the airThe teens in the white SUV drive off, leaving Anderson on the ground. That's when Dedmon, a thin blonde driving the green pickup truck, allegedly accelerates toward Anderson.Anderson, who appears to be stumbling toward the street on the curb, disappears underneath Dedmon's car. Dedmon and his two teenage female passengers, who were not charged, then allegedly drove to a McDonalds to meet up with their friends."I ran that n****r over," Dedmon reportedly said in a phone conversation to the teens in the other car.Metro Inn general manager Val Patel told ABC News affiliate WAPT Dedmon, "rolled the window down and laughed and danced" and took off toward the interstate.
After reading about this tragic incident it really opened my eyes to the racism that still exists to this day. It's completely unfair that this innocent man had to be killed because of some racist white teenagers who have nothing better to do than banter innocent black people. The charges that have been brought upon some of the accused, I think are too mild. The seven that participated in the crime knew exactly what they were doing but sadly didn't seem to think it was wrong. Anderson's family has every right to sue the kids who killed their innocent loved one. Something should be done about this so that there can be a stop to it. It's been reported that white teens have beat up homeless black men and harass them for fun. None of the reports were ever taken seriously, but I believe since this tragedy that they have no other choice. James Anderson deserves to have justice served for the wronging of his murderers.
"He was such a compassionate person. We must take an honest look at the racial climate that motivated some young people to hurt such a wonderful person."
Mississippi is a state known for racism still being alive and active. White teens are known for harassing and bantering innocent black people. In particular, Jackson, Mississippi the white teens are known for looking to start trouble. On this particular day, June 26, seven white teens were setting out to harass a black man.They find James Anderson in the parking lot of Metro Inn. This group of white teens had drive in from adjacent Rankin County in a white SUV and green pickup truck, descend on Anderson, beating him, walking back and for between him and their cars. From the surveilance camera, one can be seen pumping his fist in the airThe teens in the white SUV drive off, leaving Anderson on the ground. That's when Dedmon, a thin blonde driving the green pickup truck, allegedly accelerates toward Anderson.Anderson, who appears to be stumbling toward the street on the curb, disappears underneath Dedmon's car. Dedmon and his two teenage female passengers, who were not charged, then allegedly drove to a McDonalds to meet up with their friends."I ran that n****r over," Dedmon reportedly said in a phone conversation to the teens in the other car.Metro Inn general manager Val Patel told ABC News affiliate WAPT Dedmon, "rolled the window down and laughed and danced" and took off toward the interstate.
After reading about this tragic incident it really opened my eyes to the racism that still exists to this day. It's completely unfair that this innocent man had to be killed because of some racist white teenagers who have nothing better to do than banter innocent black people. The charges that have been brought upon some of the accused, I think are too mild. The seven that participated in the crime knew exactly what they were doing but sadly didn't seem to think it was wrong. Anderson's family has every right to sue the kids who killed their innocent loved one. Something should be done about this so that there can be a stop to it. It's been reported that white teens have beat up homeless black men and harass them for fun. None of the reports were ever taken seriously, but I believe since this tragedy that they have no other choice. James Anderson deserves to have justice served for the wronging of his murderers.
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