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By STEVE GILLIAM
By the time the average child graduates from high
school, he or she wilt have watched more than
15,000 hours of television - an activity which is se
cond only to sleeping in the amount of time given to
it. He or she will also have seen approximately
350,000 commericals.
The A.C. Nielsen Company, the firm which
surveys the nation’s television viewing habits,
estimated in its 1980 report that children ages two
to five years watch more than 32 hours of television
a week (between four and five hours daily). And
youngsters, ages six to 11 years, spent more than 29
hours weekly in front of the tube.
That’s a lot of television, says Dr. David
Jonassen, and the statistics concern the specialist in
instructional media at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro.
“In the nearly 30 years since television became a
national phenomenon, we’ve amassed an incredible
amount of information on how television shouldn’t
be used,” he said. “But we’re still not sure how it can
best be used to help educate and enrich the livps of
people who watch it.”
An assistant professor in UNC-G’s School of
Education, Jonassen has been involved with televi
sion and other instructional media since his
undergraduate days at the University of Delaware,
where he worked as a student cameraman.
A specialist in educational media and psychology,
he has a strong interest in instructional television,
media research and learning theory. At UNC-G, he
is currently working on research to better adapt
television for instructional purposes.
“Television affects people of all ages when they
watch it,” said Jonassen. “Some of the effects are
good and some bad, but where children are involv
ed, parents need to carefully screen what the kids
watch and to sit and talk about what’s happening
on the set.
“If parents can explain something about what is
going on, then it can be beneficial for the kids since
they are presented with what is seldom a picture of
reality. For example, kids need to be made to'
understand that the cartoon heroes they see aren’t
real and their exploits aren’t real.”
Chief among the problems with television is the
matter of violence, Jonassen said. And because
children respond to the most emphatic stimulus
they see, such as violence or physical action, they
often tend to imitate what’s on the tube, he added.
“All you have to do is observe a child watching
television and see what kind of behavior results,”
said Jonassen. “One thing that research has turned
up is that long hours of television watching has an
effect on the social behavior of kids.
“Social interaction actually decreases. The
children don’t seem to know how to interact easily
with other kids and they don’t play as readily.
Research has shown that television can also leadi
hyperactivity and anti-social, aggressive behavior.
Aside from turning off the television altogeih,
Jonassen suggests severay ways that parents«
help tailor their children’s use of television: ^
•Give up watching television for a week a"
how it affects the family’s pattern of life.
•Carefully screen the programs your child wj
ches and, when possible, view them with him orht
This gives you a way to make sure the child is
ing the show in the right perspective.
• Provide some activities that are more intetostii
than watching television and get involved »i|
what the children are doing.
•Control the number of hours that the childrti
or the entire family (Mom and Dad included),
the tube. Keep a record of how many hours a
are spent in front of it.
•Turn off the set during times when the family
together such as at meals, because it interferes wli
Delectable
Menus
Enter Fall and that time of the
year when we think about
changes in, not only clothing,
but in menus for the dinner table
and growing families.
We hope you will enjoy these
recipes from an assortment of
cookbooks.
TUNA SALAD BAKE
1 can condensed cream of
chicken soup, undiluted
1 6'/2 oz. can of tuna
1 cup diced celery, optional
'A cup finely chopped onion
'A cup mayonnaise
'A to '/i tsp. salt
'A tsp. pepper
3 hard boiled eggs, diced
I Vi cups crushed plain potato
chips
Combine all ingredients, ex
cept for 1 egg and '/: cup of the
chips. Mix well. Fold in egg and
top with remaining chips. Bake
at 400 degrees for about 25
minutes. Serves 4-6.
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DEUCIOUS BEEF ROAST
I 3/6 oz. pkg. dry onion soup
mix
5-6 lb. chuck roast
1 can cream of mushroom soup,
undiluted
1 '/i cup water
'/j tsp. pepper
5 med. potatoes, peeled, halved
5 carrots, peeled, cut into two
pieces
Sprinkle soup mix in bottom
of Dutch oven. Add roast, cream
of mushroom soup, water and
pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and
simmer two hours. Add
vegetables and cook 45 minutes.
10-12 servings.
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UPSIDE DOWN MEXICAN
DINNER
In skillet brown: 1 ‘A lb.
ground beef. Add med. onion,
chopped, 1 med. green pepper,
chopped, 6 oz. can tomato puree
or 'A can tomatoes, 4 tsp. chili
powder, 1 Vi tsp. salt. Cook a few
minutes on top of the stove. Put
in baking dish. Pour commeal
batter on top.
CORNMEAL BATTER
'A cup commeal
V4 cup flour
Vi cup milk
2'/2 tsp. baking powder
2 Tsp. butter
1 egg
Bake at 400 degrees for 20-30
minutes.
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BROWN SUGAR PIE
2 unbaked pie shell
1 stick margarine, melted
2 c. brown sugar
4 eggs beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
I tsp. commeal
1 tsp. vinegar
I c. nuts, optional
Mix all ingredients well. Pour
in two unbaked p’e shells. Bake
at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.
PICKLED OKRA
2/3 cup cider vinegar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons chili
powder
11/2 teaspoons salt
2 (10-ounce) packages
frozen whole okra,
partially thawed,
cut in half cross
wise
3/4 cup sliced onion
1 (4-ounce) jar
Dromedary diced
pimientos, drained
In medium saucepan,
bring cider vinegar, sugar,
chili powder and salt to a
boil. Add okra and onion
and bring to a second boil.
Reduce heat; cover and sim
mer 10 minutes. Stir in
pimientos. Makes about 1
quart.
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