Television has the potential of becoming an exceedingly innovative tool of liberal education for children. All that is required is insightful handling of this wonderful medium of imparting information. Unplanned TV programmes management can be both good and bed depending upon how you use it. TV watched in controlled manner and as an aid to knowledge and learning is a wonderful tool. For example, news channels, Discovery, Nat Geo, Animal Planet, History channel etc. can really enhance one’s knowledge and understanding about so many concepts.
TV has an edge over all other learning aids. It imparts information in the most entertaining manner. Scientifically it is better as it involves both the visual and the auditory sense organs in the learning process optimally. Have you ever seen a child watching any programme on Discovery? He is perfectly engrossed in it. The video accompanied by flawless audio absorbs the child’s attention completely. The child learns entreatingly. He remembers it lifelong. Given this advantage, why don’t the educationists use it as a learning tool? Why are there not as many learning programmes as are movies, soap operas or reality shows?
If a series of learning programmes are made on each subject and telecast on TV, the quality of learning will improve manifolds. Unfortunately, TV is chiefly being used for entertainment. However, some learning based channels such as mentioned above are attracting the attention of progressive educationists and may be in the years to come we will have many more learning channels which will revolutionize education. Let’s wait foe that happy time excitedly.
