Wednesday, June 27, 2007
The Magic Trolly Doomed Us All
Did you know that our next generation is all about me first because of the teachings of Mister Rogers? I saw it on Fox, so it must be true.In the original Wall Street Journal article, Professor Don Chance says that Mister Rogers' message of telling children they are special contributed to a society where children see themselves as entitled and worthy of special treatment.
Wrong place to put the emphasis there, Dr. Chance (which< I think we can all agree, would be an AWESOME name for a comic book character). I thinks that parents and a marketing culture that has told kids for thirty years that to be "it" they got to have "it", and they have to get "it" now. A quiet-spoken man with a Magic Trolley telling kids to respect one another and take pride in themselves for who they are didn't lead us to where we are today.
I'm pretty sure Mr. Rogers didn't air in China. And they've got the same challenges with you as we do.
Labels: And We Are Rather Puny, Anti-Fun, Let Kids be Kids
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