A television genius
Great piece in the New York Times today about Nickelodeon's Brown Johnson. Any parent of a preschooler in the past 5+ years understands the power of Blue's Clues and Dora the Explorer.
"'People were making TV for kids that was lots of short pieces strung together like beads on a string. I thought 'We can tell a story that's longer, because otherwise they're all going to have A.D.D.,'' Ms. Johnson explained, using the abbreviation for attention deficit disorder. So she developed the narratives of 'Blue's Clues' and 'Dora the Explorer' to span the duration of the program."I love Sesame Street too, but the pace and style of these shows really works for young kids, at least for mine.
Can you imagine an alternate universe where these shows never came around and "Barney" rules the airwaves? I'm shuddering at the thought.
posted by Bill @ 6:53 AM
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Bill
Check out brainpop.com - they create short flash animations for kids on everything from feminism to what electricity is, insects, how the brain works, math stuff - AND, it's entertaining. My girls will sit and click around for hours sometimes watching the same one 5 times. And of course when they do that they learn it - and become smarter than me. They even cover reproductive issues. It's an easy site for kids to figure out and it's great since they just get lost for hours educating themselves and being entertained.
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