Sesame Street is older than me. That's probably one of the many reasons I respect it, even look up to it. However, I also admire Sesame Street for the brilliant approaches it has taken over the years to build foundational language education. In many ways, Sesame Street was the foundation for my interest in language and rhetoric. And cookies. And being a Grouch.
Sesame Street started as an experiment, and - like our language itself - that experiment has undergone frequent revision. Now that I've got a little child, Sesame Street has rejoined our TV schedule. I was very surprised by the fact that, despite the frequent revisions, the songs, many of the characters, and - most importantly - the lessons are still familiar to me.
NPR did a fantastic story on Sesame Street this morning. You can check out the text of it here. Also, (I'm such a sucker for Google) Google has a blog post about their involvement with a project called Sesame Workshop. They also have a link up to the great Sesame Street anniversary images they've been running for the last week or so.
Sesame Street is a wonderful show; it teaches children the importance of good character, manners, and listening. The network also thinks of clever ways to get children to learn how to count, read, and even write. In the 21 years I've been watching Sesame Street it hasn't changed a bit and because of the networks dedication children are able to have fun while still learning educational tools.
ReplyDeleteSesame Street is the best educational program hands down. Sesame Street is foundational in the sense that it teaches children good character building, manners, and educational subjects such as math and english. Sesame Street literally tricked me into reading with its creative concepts and intersting skits. In my 21 years of living I would agree that Sesame Street hasn't changed a bit; Sesame street has only been revised to appeal to a younger audience.
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