“Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.” ShouldChildrenOpportunityGivenEducationSkillsEducationalAcquireLiteracy Author:Hugh Mackay
“Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account.” NeedsShouldChildrenKidsIndividualParentEducationTakenTeacherTeachingCapacityAccountsAvailableEducationalTechniqueLiteracyBe Encouraged Author:Hugh Mackay
“Yet in our enthusiasm for the idea that everyone should be able to read and write fluently, we may be missing a crucial point: in today's culture, finely honed literacy skills are simply not as important as they once were.” ShouldWritingMayImportantIdeasTodayAbleCultureMissingSkillsEnthusiasmCrucialLiteracy Author:Hugh Mackay
“So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing violence on TV and at the cinema, should we conclude that media violence is causing the drop in crime rates?” IfsShouldFallGamesViolenceMediaCrimeTvsRateViolentVideoCinemaViolent CrimesCrime RatesMedia ViolenceViolent Video Games Author:Hugh Mackay
“Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children are watching, we should concentrate on trying to reduce the total amount of time they spend in front of the screen.” ShouldTryingChildrenWorryToo MuchFrontsAmountProgramOur ChildrenScreensResearchersWorrying Too Much Author:Hugh Mackay
