From: To: A4.A4(ssegal) Date: 10/30/95 1:57am Subject: Chairman's Column Comments Barry Isseks (bisseks@churchill.srvusd.k12.ca.us) writes: Bravo Mr. Chairman, Your comments are a light in the long dark tunnel of FCC failures to effect change in childrens TV programming. As a science teacher in grades 3-6 and District technology specialist I see first hand the impact that TV programming has wrought upon our elementary students. Our children are a big target market, and without the controls so necessary to insure intellectually stimulating and curiousity building programming, the networks have wantonly planted and continue to plant seeds of violence, greed and mindless mis-information in the brains of our next generation. In any other country, this kind of act would be considered high treason. Shall we hang them for taking advantage of a ripe marketplace? Not a bad idea in this case. But the blame unfortunately is at your feet Mr. Chairman. Since you're in the hot seat now, you need to get the new rule making done, and quickly please... THERE IS NO TIME LEFT. Our children don't read. Our children cannot communicate and they cannot process information without spoon feeding. I blame TV Mr.Chairman, and the F.C.C. for letting it happen. If violent programming was banned until after 10PM and parents could control all viewing by children, we might have some chance of turning the corner on the horrible situation we find ourselves in. As a parent as well as teacher, I cannot make my two boys watch the Discover channel or The Learning channel, So I have elected to have no TV. They hate me, and I would too if I were them. But for now it's the only solution that works. God speed your ability to get new rulemaking through in this area. We are all looking forward to it. Sincerely, Barry Isseks ------------------------------------------------------------ Server protocol: HTTP/1.0 Remote host: Remote IP address: 205.230.32.162