My Commonplace Book

Dec. 21, 2005

TV Rots Your Head!

TV rots the senses in the head!
It kills the imagination dead!
It clogs and clutters up the mind!
It makes a child so dull and blind.
He can no longer understand a fantasy,
A fairyland!
His brain becomes as soft as cheese!
His powers of thinking rust and freeze!

--from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

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Dec. 21, 2005 - tv

Posted by mom2fourkiddles

Could too much tv be the reason why kindergarten children in public school now spend a year learning skills tht preschoolers traditionally used to know before they got there? (abc's, colors, and shapes)
my almost four year old autistic son (who his psychologist said was probably mentally retarded) already knows those basics!!
(could it be because we dropped the satellite- and he only watches educational stuff on DvD)
now if only we could get him potty trained...

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Dec. 21, 2005 - homeschooling/autism

Posted by mom2fourkiddles

Thanks for posting on my site -
you've given me hope......someday...maybe someday - Pete'll be potty trained. I'll take 8...as long as it happens! It's just like First Communion, even if it takes him till he's 22 to understand the meaning of it (and therefore be allowed to have it) - thats fine.
You said your kiddos were on meds. Pete is on Risperdal but I'm wondering if we shouldnt get him switched to something that'll also help him sleep (I've heard high blood pressure medications helps autistic kids relax...)but I'm leary to stop a good thing (he isnt half as aggresive anymore)
it's good to find you too. most people think I'm nuts for wanting to homeschool him..
-Amanda

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Commonplace books are a means of coping with information overload! They help us select, organize, classify, and remember key moral precepts. "When it came time to put away childish things, the role of the copy book was assumed by its close cousin, the "commonplace book." The process of maturation required the production of more-personal collections of writings, meant to provide inspiration, direction, and moral fortitude. Reading the commonplace books of historical figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or any number of antebellum Southern ladies gives us an interior view of each person's self-image and the words that motivated him or her. -- Rachel Toor "Commonplaces: From Quote Books to 'Sig' Files" The Chronicle of Higher Education May 25, 2001"