Sunday, September 27, 2009
Reflection #5
That is not a good idea to let the students to study in an environment that is full of ads. What do students do in the school? They come for their education, not for to know the names of products that belong the companies which have supported the school. Except the knowledge, the ads are the most possible things that the student can touch in school. Those companies got the right to put ads in the school area as they have supported the school financial, which can say, by their way, benefits for the education of the students. Then, here comes my question: who is benefiting whom by this situation really, and who gets more benefit? The companies benefit the students, or the students benefit those companies? Or they just use each other to get the benefits they want? Hard to tell.
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i think that ads can be distracting for kids if they are plastered everywhere they look. i think it can also be harmful if they see a product like Coca-Cola or a cereal, what if they are not allowed to have it at home? will that make them feel left out? i wonder if ads are doing more harm than good.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it isn’t right that kids are surrounded by such ads even in a place of learning like school. The real problem is that schools are so under funded that they feel they must resort to the ads to get the funding they need. And to tell you the truth I have no idea who benefits more from the deals, the kids or the companies, without the money the kids would be in a worse state for learning but what is the cost for the better equipment? What cost is worth paying, and who is willing to pay it?
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