Student Individuality

All of the media that surrounds us today is rather overwhelming, and bombards children, who do not even realize what is being shown to them. Children and teens are exposed to over 4000 ads a day, on t-shirts, billboards, TV, and web sites. I think that teachers need to take responsibility to teach children how to take in the information thrown at them by the media. It is necessary that children be able to think critically about what they are seeing and make judgements for themselves, because they might not share the same opinions or perspectives portrayed. It is important for students express their own individuality instead of absorbing and reflecting the thoughts of others, and teachers should encourage individuality of the students.