My TV Guide of Literacy

Watching a Redskins Game with family and friends.  

Similarly to instant messaging, watching TV has now become one of the most popular past times in American Culture. Whether it is the newest upgrade to your cable service, a new video game console, or a new video game, there is always something to keep you attached to this so called “idiot box.” With watching TV comes many ramifications. There are some positive effects that come out of watching TV, but the negative aspects greatly outweigh them. From personal experience, I can say that watching too much TV has greatly affected my reading skills. For the latest news, I would drop the front page of the Washington Post in order to grab the remote. I would watch the 5 o’clock Fox 5 News instead of reading the front page. At the next commercial I'd immediately change channels to an MLB, NBA, or NFL game, and if none were on, I would watch one of my many shows that I followed. Watching all this TV not only proved to be the reason of my glasses, but also the reason that I read so slow today. Growing up, I read far less than I should have. This seems to be a re-occurring and growing issue in the homes of many Americans today. As entertaining as watching TV may be, a book is far more beneficial. As I now read more, everyone should change the channel of their lives from watching TV to a novel.

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