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We recently got Netflix and went to the movies for kids and found the Sesame Street Classics there!!!
These are the orginals of the 70s and 80s which really taught children a lot during that era. Sesame Street taught children so well that parents really didn't have to spend much time teaching their children because it did it for them. Children learned opposites, contrasts. abstract thinking, comparison, phonics, problem solving, safety awareness, numbers, addition, subtraction, alphabets with words that used that letter including demonstration of the meaning of that word, verb, nouns, adverbs, superlatives, cultural diversity, friendship, cooperation, caring, love and respect, even how a bill passed in our government...just to name a few. Big movies stars like Bill Cosby and many others would be guest on these shows during that time. Unlike these childrens' show today which focuses on magic, dancing and an occasional educational moment, the Old School Sesame Street was ALL about educating children NOT entertaining them.
If you parents are really concern about educating your children, then the Sesame Street Classics are the ones you need to help you along. Watch them while you can because they may soon be obsolete/removed.
As good as the older episodes are, they do no good unless the children have an adult to interact with them and help them remember what the whole purpose was of the episode. I watched with my kids so many times I grew bleary eyed and I can remember "Me and my Llama, Going to the Dentist today" and many other songs and riddles and those kids are now 29 and 32!
We do a disservice to our kids by parking them in front of the TV or the computer without proper guidance about what it is we want them to get from the program.
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Originally Posted by no kudzu
As good as the older episodes are, they do no good unless the children have an adult to interact with them and help them remember what the whole purpose was of the episode. I watched with my kids so many times I grew bleary eyed and I can remember "Me and my Llama, Going to the Dentist today" and many other songs and riddles and those kids are now 29 and 32!
We do a disservice to our kids by parking them in front of the TV or the computer without proper guidance about what it is we want them to get from the program.
I agree wholeheartedly. Parents being a part of a child(ren) learning experience is mandatory IMO. I even help teens analyze commercials ( i.e. brushing teeth with no foam in the mouth and washing of a face and the makeup is still there ) so they can learn how to do critical thinking and deductive reasoning. I have taken my child and friend's children to Wally mart or the mall to sit and observe people and do rational thinking and personality watch and they actually enjoy it! This is not taught in the school system so the parent have to be involved in their lives.
We recently got Netflix and went to the movies for kids and found the Sesame Street Classics there!!!
These are the orginals of the 70s and 80s which really taught children a lot during that era. Sesame Street taught children so well that parents really didn't have to spend much time teaching their children because it did it for them. Children learned opposites, contrasts. abstract thinking, comparison, phonics, problem solving, safety awareness, numbers, addition, subtraction, alphabets with words that used that letter including demonstration of the meaning of that word, verb, nouns, adverbs, superlatives, cultural diversity, friendship, cooperation, caring, love and respect, even how a bill passed in our government...just to name a few. Big movies stars like Bill Cosby and many others would be guest on these shows during that time. Unlike these childrens' show today which focuses on magic, dancing and an occasional educational moment, the Old School Sesame Street was ALL about educating children NOT entertaining them.
If you parents are really concern about educating your children, then the Sesame Street Classics are the ones you need to help you along. Watch them while you can because they may soon be obsolete/removed.
The old ones are SO much better than what passes for Sesame Street today.
So glad I stumbled onto this thread - I remember one little skit from Sesame Street about a family of little creatures (bugs?) that want to go to the zoo, so in the end they all decide to 'take the car' to the zoo, and they literally pick up the little car and carry it to the zoo. Want to show my little one, I will check the oldies on Netflix!
We recently got Netflix and went to the movies for kids and found the Sesame Street Classics there!!!
These are the orginals of the 70s and 80s which really taught children a lot during that era. Sesame Street taught children so well that parents really didn't have to spend much time teaching their children because it did it for them. Children learned opposites, contrasts. abstract thinking, comparison, phonics, problem solving, safety awareness, numbers, addition, subtraction, alphabets with words that used that letter including demonstration of the meaning of that word, verb, nouns, adverbs, superlatives, cultural diversity, friendship, cooperation, caring, love and respect, even how a bill passed in our government...just to name a few. Big movies stars like Bill Cosby and many others would be guest on these shows during that time. Unlike these childrens' show today which focuses on magic, dancing and an occasional educational moment, the Old School Sesame Street was ALL about educating children NOT entertaining them.
If you parents are really concern about educating your children, then the Sesame Street Classics are the ones you need to help you along. Watch them while you can because they may soon be obsolete/removed.
Studies suggest that almost all of these shows (except the ones with fighting/vile characters such as power rangers and sponge bob) teach a lot to kids. The idea that TV is a brain drain has been discredited for some time.
I personally appreciate Dino Train for instance (great stuff) . . .
I hate the new Sesame Street. My son watches it a little, but even he can't sit through an episode. I'll have to check out some old ones for him. There are some great shows on PBS and now that he's a little bit older I do find them educational. We still watch for entertainment purposes or when we all need a breat, but it's a nice perk that he's learning something too.
Curious George is great in every way!
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