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Title: "SpongeBob SquarePants" in hot water for dumbing down 4-year-olds! Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on September 12, 2011, 12:56:27 PM http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110912/D9PMU9JG0.html
I have an excuse now! I'll just play the victim and blame Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Top Cat, Johnny Quest, Underdog, and Tom & Jerry for dumbing me down! Quote CHICAGO (AP) - The cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants is in hot water from a study suggesting that watching just nine minutes of that program can cause short-term attention and learning problems in 4-year-olds. The problems were seen in a study of 60 children randomly assigned to either watch "SpongeBob," or the slower-paced PBS cartoon "Caillou" or assigned to draw pictures. Immediately after these nine-minute assignments, the kids took mental function tests; those who had watched "SpongeBob" did measurably worse than the others. Title: Re: "SpongeBob SquarePants" in hot water for dumbing down 4-year-olds! Post by: 2Stater on September 12, 2011, 04:50:39 PM (http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTlKugXzaKjeIo3em2uJ7QqcHps_JMg4IBKbJd_XVYosMPvRmgx-luYqGAQrg)
Title: Re: "SpongeBob SquarePants" in hot water for dumbing down 4-year-olds! Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on September 12, 2011, 04:58:56 PM (http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTlKugXzaKjeIo3em2uJ7QqcHps_JMg4IBKbJd_XVYosMPvRmgx-luYqGAQrg) I see you have been watching SpongeBob with your grandchildren again! |