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Turn Off the Boob Tube!
“TV-Free America”— Oxymoron? No, in fact it’s a national nonprofit organization that’s trying to get Americans in front of the tube. In our TV-obsessed society the concept is dangerously close to heresy, but TVFA is marching on unafraid. Billing themselves as “the environmental movement of the mind,” they focus on raising the awareness of the harmful aspects of television viewing and provide suggestions for TV alternatives—activities they hope will “lead to more literate, productive lives and engaged citizenship.”
For a week in April over one million people participated in TVFA’s “National TV-Turnoff Week!”
TV STATS
· Number of TV sets in average household: 2.24
· Percentage of Americans that regularly watch TV while eating
· Number or hours of TV watched annually by Americans: 250 billion
· Value of time assuming an average wage of $5/hour: $1.25 trillion
· Number of minutes per week that parents spend in meaningful conversation with their children: 38.5
· Number of minutes per week that the child watches TV: 1,680
· Percentage of children age 6-17 who have TV’s in their bedrooms: 50
· Percentage of day care centers that use TV during a typical day: 70
· Number of videos rented daily in U.S.: 6 million
(Statistics supplied by TVFA)
Illustration by Tielman Cheaney a home schooled and self taught
National Talent Showcase
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