Response to Bridget

First, I enjoyed your post and agree that essentially you are correct. We do need to take responsibility to some extent and not be passive consumers of unintelligent drivel. But how?

I was surprised in class when someone said that television was one of the best inventions, particularly in its relationship to education. I don’t entirely disagree, but one of the inherent characteristics of the television experience is often (though not always) a degree of passivity. A television program can communicate something, but it doesn’t allow for dialogue. Further, it provides a provocative medium for spreading misinformation, which happens frequently.

So combining these two elements- people need to take responsibility in their role as audience and television as a one-way communicative tool–how does this inform your role as an educator?