Images of Learning - Handout
Directions
Think about programs you have watched that have portrayed teachers and students. Then answer the questions below.
In the programs you have viewed:
1. Is it "cool" to be smart? To want to learn and have knowledge?
2. Are people ever "put down" for thinking and acting responsibly?
3. How are teachers represented? Are these teachers people you can respect? Why or why not?
4. How are students represented? Are these students people you can respect? Why or why not?
5. Which program(s) showed teachers and students in the most realistic manner? Which one(s) showed teachers and students in an unrealistic way?
6. What behaviors and attitudes do these teachers and students have? Are they the same or different from yours? In what ways?
Source: Television And The Lives Of Our Children, Gloria DeGaetano, © 1993
