Sesame Street has been an American institution for many since it inception. I do see the impact of this show in my children’s lives and the lives of my students. You see the difference between children who have watched the show and know their letters and numbers and those that don’t. It definitely gives students a running start at the beginning of kindergarten. I did an informal pole of kindergarteners and 2nd graders and was pleased to see that 70% of these students had watched Sesame Street. Not surprising were a few friends who are struggling were among the ones that hadn’t watched the show.
I was really surprised by the Green Schools article. I was hoping to see that the building of green schools made a significant difference. Unfortunately, that was not the case. It was interesting to see yet another way schools are used for reform.
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