Does television affect school performance? Many researchers have found that there are strong links between television viewing habits and children’s performance in school. Studies have shown that children who spend a lot of time in front of the TV get lowe

In the set of materials, the article states that TV affects school performance and provides supporting details to explain this. However, the professor explains that this is not the case all the times and refutes the authors’ reasons one by one.

First, the reading claims that the more the students watch TV, the less their grades are. However, the professor refutes this claim by providing an example of Japanese student. He states that although Japanese students have the highest grades at school, they watch TV more than American students. In addition, according to statistics, the American students watched less TV last year but there were no improvements in their grades at school.

Second, the reading posits that some people believe TV is a potential educational tool, but actually, there are very few programs on TV that teach children important academic or thinking skills. In contrast, the professor says some studies show that the students, who watch TV about one hour a day, perform better at school and their grades are very good compared to students who watch TV three hours or more. According to the professor, TV can give new ideas and information to the students.

Finally, the professor speaks about some useful recommendations to parents. He says that parents should not only limit their children to watch TV less than two hours each day, but also guide them to certain TV programs. In addition, parents should encourage their children to other activities like going to museum or sports.