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Apr. 24, 2006 - TV Turnoff Week! (April 24 - 30, 2006)

TV Turnoff Week! (April 24-30, 2006)


“All television is educational television. The question is: what is it teaching?”  ~Nicholas Johnson

 

"I find television very educational. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." -Groucho Marx

 

"Given our national television habit, it is no surprise that we are raising the most sedentary and most overweight generation of youngsters in American history. As they grow, these children will run increased risks of heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems -- unless they turn off the tube and become physically active." -US Surgeon General David Satcher

 

"Television is a chewing gum for the eyes." -Frank Lloyd Wright

 

"Television is no substitute for a parent. It doesn't help develop language skills; it's simply background noise." -First Lady Laura Bush

 

More Quotations for TV Turnoff Week:

http://www.quotegarden.com/tv-turnoff-week.html 

 

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