TV CAN BE A GOOD PARENT : BLOOM'S TAXONOMY

Writer:                       Ariel Gore
Genre:                       Essay
The event of writing: Against the government to stop children                                                          watching movies
Major Theme:           TV can be good if handled smartly

BLOOM'S TAXONOMY:

1. REMEMBER:

TV can be a good parent is an essay written by a single mother in USA, Ariel Gore. She has put light upon the general idea of the TV for babies and the actions of the government over it. Seemingly the government has disagreed to let the babies watch television but rather real communication should be made with them. But Gore disapproves of this idea. Since being a single mother she has to handle not only the child but the household, her studies, and job. She goes to college does the sub-minimum wage training program. She can barely spare any time for her chores. TV has come in handy for her as a babysitter for her child. But the American Academy of Pediatrics is against this idea. She has shown a disapproval of this idea and showed alternatives through this essay.

2. UNDERSTAND:

In this essay, Gore has shown that a single mother has to face a lot of challenges. A single mother has to look at her own education plus also look after her child's upbringing. In this situation TV has come in handy since she couldn't afford a caretaker for her baby. American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) is running a campaign for babies to stop parents from exposing children to television. The children under the age of 2 years are completely banned from watching televisions. Moreover, the AAP recommends parental supervision for twenty-four hours. The writer disagrees with this mandate given by the AAP.

3. APPLYING:

As the writer suggests smart parenthood can be lean=rned from the essay. Television can be used smartly and used as an effective parent for the children. parents can introduce creative thinking through TV in small kids. This way the parents can provide better knowleg=dge to children, they can study and do their jobs effectively and at the same time reduce their expenses for the caretaker. It also is against the stereotypes that TV is always harmful but better in many ways if used smartly.

4. ANALYZING:

The thoughts of Gore about AAP's decisions to ban children from watching television.As a single mother like Gore herself the AAP's decision to completely ban TV to children is unacceptable since when TV is used creatively you can introduce critical thinking in the children's mind. But as the AAP, it is viewed harmful to expose children to only the TV. It limits them and confines them to TV alone and make them socially awkward.

5. EVALUATING:

The essay itself is very contemporary and written in a simple understandable language. It doesn't contain any literary complexities. The text is able to provide real emotions to the essay since it has been written by a writer who actually faced these circumstances. It contains true characters hence is more realistic. Casual idioms and phrases have made the novel more informative and fun to read.