tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491848373964079980.post3775482294195778656..comments2023-06-20T04:43:01.778-05:00Comments on Mental Health for Writers: Down with "Sesame Street"!Catherine Rankovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245226041172987336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491848373964079980.post-86605131176893361112010-05-21T08:58:25.117-05:002010-05-21T08:58:25.117-05:00Did you know that Sesame Street was purposely desi...Did you know that Sesame Street was purposely designed to have short bursts of "info" because kids were thought to have short attention spans and so the show pandered to the lowest common denominator of "time on subject." The result? Even today, if you watch TV closely, you will see that the commercials and even some shows go in short, short bursts. Does this mean Sesame Street had a long term negative effect -- i.e., if it "works" for Sesame Street, it should work for us, the advertisers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491848373964079980.post-84096199218137492112009-11-05T20:19:45.208-06:002009-11-05T20:19:45.208-06:00This fascinates me. As you know, I struggle teachi...This fascinates me. As you know, I struggle teaching the city kids who are, for the most part, functionally illiterate. On the tail end of the Sesame Street generation (I was just a bit too old; I personally watched The Electric Company), I've always thought these "edu-tainment" shows were a good thing. But yeah, it's all bites of information, and there is no staying-power, and certainly no controlled focus of attention. I'm inclined to agree with you...Julia Gordon-Bramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15682792436253939395noreply@blogger.com