Many people are worried about what television has done to the generation of African children who have grown up watching it. According to Kwafo (2017), studies tend to show that TV stifles creative imagination. Similarly, Marco (2019) adds that television has taken away the child's ability to form mental pictures in his or her mind, resulting in chi1dren who cannot understand a simple story without visual illustrations. Secondly, Mba (2019) argues that too much television too early tends to cause children to withdraw from real-life experiences. The result of this as pointed out by Nimo (2018), is that they grow up to be passive spectators who can only respond to action, but not initiate it. The third area for concern is the serious frequent complaint made by elementary school teachers that children exhibit a low tolerance for the frustrations of learning. This is because they have been conditioned to see all problems resolved in 30 or 60 minutes on TV, they are quickly discouraged by any activity that promises less than instant gratification. Finally, perhaps, the most serious result is the impact of television violence on children, who have come to regard it as an everyday thing. Not only does this increase their tolerance of violent behaviour in others, but the Women and Juvenile Unit (WAJU) now concedes that under certain conditions, some children will imitate anti-social acts that they witness on television.
1. Summarize in not more than 15 words the 4 negative impact on children. (8 marks)
2. In less than 5 words, summarize the concern of WAJU on the intolerant nature of children. (3 marks)
3. What is the impact of television on children as they become inexperience in life? Write your answer in (3 marks)
4. Paraphrase Marco’s view on the negative impact of television on children (3 marks)
5. Paraphrase the frequent complaint of elementary school teachers about the impact of television (3 marks)