Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 4, 1976, p. 8

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THE HERALD February TV violence What effect is it having on Haltons children by Bill Johnston Seven people were killed Saturday night in your home A couple were gunned down with a small pistol A double barreled a the one or left got it with a police J There was a touch of rape a bank robbery a wild car chase hat claimed two or It police cars a fai mount of swearing including Some words that still havent made It into Websters New World Dictionary only one word was bleeped out and oh yes there was a suicide by flanging perhaps hero Is more ap plicable managed up a bank kill a few of his partners elude the police and escape to I Not bad for a twohour Not bad for a television how Not bad for our children see The movie was The CFTOs Saturday flight movie The only warning Shout the movies content was brief message before It which warned that the show could be offensive In both and message But thai It In comparison to the build the movie had received during the previous seven days by parents who could switch the channel after that late message should be envied for their ability lo put up with protests and tears What affect Is television violence such as that offered Saturday night having upon children According to a study titled Televisions Children carried out among Hat ton students including a number from Hills the more violent the action the better young viewers like It IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllli of students get pleasure from violence Its also making it more difficult for youngsters to differentia between fact and fiction reality or fantasy The study also showed that television today is becoming many youths best friend The final product of too much television according to the studys Sandra Is a generation of very passive somewhat confused spectators who would prefer to watch rather than participates In life around themselves Televisions Children Is the outcome of a request from the Royal Commission into Violence in the Com munications Industry to all school boards In Ontario for their feelings on the subject media violence and its affects upon school students The sixmonth study by Miss Blrthlemer centred on surveys taken of 300 students from grades l and from schools throughout Halton Parents of the students were also questioned as were teachers From the findings Miss produced some Intriguing Tacts For Instance when asked how they felt when viewing a policeman on TV chasing a robber and seeing the robber get shot percent of the primary grade pupils In pleasure or ex Once the aggressor was defined as good or on the side of the law the exhibition of violence was seen to have created ac ceptability In eyes of grade one respondents When asked how they felt when a policeman was shot percent indicated that they felt bad or very sad When asked about their favorite TV character 1 percent of the primary grade students chose a violent character and percent chose a non violent character Viewing violent behaviours by cartoon characters was considered enjoyable by percent of grade 4 pupils and l percent of grade pupils When asked about the person they would most like to be from a list of five characters ihc highest percentage percent of grado students chose violent models Explicit scenes of violence portrayed i television were disliked in some measure by the majority of grade and students However percent to percent of grade students Indicated that they enjoyed watching these scenes and of the grade 4 students 17 percent to percent indicated similar feelings When asked about the realities of the kinds of things shown on TV crime shows percent of grade pupils and percent of grade pupils felt that the TV presentations were either basically the same or totally the same as cat life experiences The returned from primary Junior and intermedial leovhcrs throughout Halton Indicated that between B0 percent and percent were either concerned or very concerned about ex cessive portlrayl of violence on television Teachers felt that percent of their pupils cither quite often or Irri tated the behaviour of TV characters Of Iho teachers percent felt that the main effect viewing television had on their students was to make violence more acceptable The majority of primary teachers did not feel that their students could differentiate between fantasy of TV and the realty of life whereas two- thirds of Junior and in A special report 1 237 watch because they have nothing else to do I teachers felt that their students could A total of were completed by parents of the children Over percent of the parents felt that television had significant effect on childrens view of violence as a normal part of life and accepting it as such Of the 70 grade parents who responded percent in dicated that one of the reasons their children watched television was because they had nothing else to do while percent of the grade 4 parents gave a similar response In addition 10 percent of the grade parents indicated their children watched television for companionship Approximately 14 percent of the grade 4 and 7 parents felt that their children watched TV to learn something compared to grade 1 parents ap proximate indicated a similar response Of grade one parents 34 percent Indicated that they selected programs for their childrens viewing most of the time Of grade and parents 3 percent and 4 percent respectively made their childs program selections most of the time Parents of grades l 4 and children 3 percent percent and percent respectively in dicated that heir made program selections most or all of the lime Because difficulties In solving problems have been linked to aggressive behaviour the report recommends to parents that they support development of problem and decision making skills In their children by helping children learn to exercise selectivity and judgement regarding program choices on television Miss also suggests to parents that they watch television with their children so that derstandings can be clarified fears discussed and full ad vantage taken of capitalizing on the positive learning possibilities Too much television viewing she adds can children from socializing with others to develop skills needed for rewarding In teraction To that problem she recommends that parents establish and en courage the establishment of warm personal relationships with their children so the children gain experience living as active within our society The establishment of similar relationships with their peers was a goal that Miss thelmer recommends that teachers aid their students In reaching To the Board of Education Itself Miss recommends that because of the students dif ficulties In differentiating between fact and fiction a strong emphasis be con tinually put on the develop ment of decision making skills within our courses of study As well The implementation or the Values Education Progrnm be continued In an effort to aid students in developing and becoming more aware of their own value systems In the decision making process Further recommendations will be made to the province and the Roy a Commission when commission holds public hearings In Hamilton on Miss Blrthclmer notes that the Royal Commission should undertake a full longtitudinal study establish more fully the Importance of televised violence on elementary school age children However because of televisions obvious benefits as a teaching medium Miss also suggests that direction be given to the educational television net works so that programs and techniques used on these programs may better meet the needs and Interest levels of mi Networks should produce content guides for parents To the networks Miss flir- thelmer suggests that they provide programming that offers variety for children at different age levels As well a guide outlining program content and appropriateness of the content for various ages of children be provided Violence In television Miss notes must be put into proper perspective for viewing an excessive amount of violence in the media desensitizes the Impact of violence on society as a whole Teachers learn to react to students problems Societyconditioned re sponses common ways which people lend to react towards someone who voices a problem are not necessarily the best or the most effective ways to react Margaret or Acton told teachers at Bennett and Robert Little Public Schools The teachers of both schools gathered at Robert Little School on Friday to par ticipate In the Board of Educations Professional Development Day Mrs an in structor in both Parent and Teacher Effectiveness Training pointed out to the teachers that the Teacher Effectiveness Training Course involves a 30hour i with the five to six hours allowed on Friday she could merely explain the basic concept of the course If either a child or teacher has a problem then teaching techniques and learning are a minimum The teaching will not be If teachers can in crease the teachinglearning no problem area then teachers can teach explained Mrs speaking from experience as a former high school teacher Touching on the topic of what is labelled the roadblocks to com Mrs gave the teachers three problem examples and asked the teachers to record their initial reactions to each example Mrs next produced a chart covering the 12 most common reactions If faced with any one of the three situations The 12 roadblocks to communication as titled In the Parent and Teacher Ef- Air Canada pilot retires with 10AA miles under him After having flown some 26000 hours covering a distance of over ten million miles Captain Charles Robert Georgetown made his last flight in a Douglas DCs force We lived by an airport I grew up In Edmonton of flights he has had the which at that time was the hub pleasure to Captain and meet of flying for the west My many well known persons friend started to fly and when Former Prime Minister of went with air Canada John former Sack a famous German soprano singer plus many many more have flown under Captain command Captain and his wife have lived in Georgetown for the pait 15 rolslng their three sons Rick Ron and Robert Rick following In his fathers footsteps alms at becoming a Captain for the airlines Ron is ploying professional hockey and Robert is an accountant Captain explained that the boys are six generation something of which I am very proud Captain is the im mediate past president of the last Wednesday Fittingly Captain made his but flight with his son Rick as second officer on the flight which left Trinidad and arrived at Toronto In ternational Airport Wed nesday evening Captain joined the Royal Canadian Air Force In 1040 and travelled overseas In 1B43 Shortly afterwards Captain took a yeararid and a half leave from the force to pilot with Trans Canada Airlines In March of l4 Captain officially TransCanada now Air and became a Captain He remained with the same airlines up until his retirement Captain began flying at the age of and during his many years of flying seen and experienced many changes in the He started out by flying 14seat Lockheed advanced to a Douglas which sealed passengers right up to the present Douglas which carry up to 198 passengers lost flight Inst Ministers the late Lester Pearson Louis St Laurent and Joan Fairfax Gary and the entire area was very Cooper Ann Scott flight oriented reflected Andre the first person to receive a plain mercial license In Europe In result of Captain Billy Bishop and for lib Fall Fair Board was once president of the Glen Williams Minor Baseball Association and was very much involved in minor hockey in Georgetown DANCING Saturday Feb to 1 am To GROUP Of a Couple Fogal s hundreds upon those who leber Erna Georgetown Denture Clinic I Street NexttoPostofficeonNo Highway GEORGETOWN ONTARIO Members Society Of Ontario JKOEIARIDT JNOVAKDT COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE FOR WE PRINTING Wo Never Make Mistaeks Choose it TILDEN ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS iJUST DOWN THE SIFT FLORAL 8776901 Training Course ore ordering commanding warning threatening moralizing preaching vising giving solutions teaching using logic trying to convince Judging blaming praising agreeing name calling interpreting reassuring probing questioning and distracting Even is these ore the most espouses they are not as effective as we think They all convey non- acceptance that one docs not accept where the person is at who has the problem told Mrs Some of these responses such as name calling do nothing but put a child down further he or she already eels Many of the responses take all the responsibility away from the person who the problem They all convey that the parent or teacher wants the problem person to change that they cant cope with these feelings of his or hers They all tend to In some way block off com continued Mrs Mrs explained We have planned for my last flight for some time now so It wasnt a great emotional thing last Wednesday We hove planned and anticipated my for quite some time It Is finally here told Captain As a token appreciation from Air Canada Captain received a solid brass plaque with the long service insignia commemorating his many years of devoted service to Air Canada Captain and his wife plan to live In Georgetown summer months and will retreat lo California to their winter home during our cold wlnler days Monday Captain Fogal and left for California only this time Captain can sit back and relax as a passenger and leave the flying lo Captain that these conditioned responses take the Initiative and that all responsibility lifted from the person who has a problem and that In fact the one who Is told about the problem always takes the lead to the solutions Mrs said that active listening feedback a process in the course which involves five or six hours of discussions Is the most ef fective means of responding The concept is to try to discover what is really going on inside the child and to receive the feedback feeling which is behind the message which the child Is sending Ontario has a new Seat Belt Law This is what you should know about it List 1 people wee kilted in automobile in Ontario Another were inured Many deaths and injuries could have been avoided had the persons involved been wearing bells That ii why January 1 1976 use sual belts became inJiitory In law is simple You mut wear a seal belt and shoulder harness both are available II your car was manulaclured Jmuary J it7l His to remove Ihe seat bell and must be in good working order II seal bells have been removed must bo replaced Seil bells thai are not working must bo repaired The shoulder harness is not part Ihe system in back scatsand need not bo installed II is illegal to carry more passengers than here are seat belts The driver is responsible lor all children aged to AH adult passengers and over are responsible lor themselves There are exceptions Children under years age 2 Persons with a medical exemption from their doctor Delivery personnel driving in their zone at 25 mph or under 4 Rural mail delivery personnel 5 Convertibles do require shoulder The line lor breaking law is from to plus coils Bui life and health are precious and accidents which cause death or injury to people or damage property more than the fine Whether you are a driver or a passenger from now on you must wear a seat bell Your Ontario government asks lor your operation For more inlormalion contact Public and Safely Injormalion Branch Ministry Transportation and Communications Wilson Avenue M3M of Transportation and Communications Jam Snow Minister Province of Ontario William pavis Premier

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