Sadly

Well,
sadly I (the procrastinate queen)
have just started reading the summer homework, and I'm only on the second chapter.
boo for me.
I will have to say that I agree completely with Mr. Postman that in fact we are, as he so eloquently put it, "Amusing ourselves to death."
With the way TV has burped us, cuddles us, amused us, and hid us from the world that surrounds us, its a surprise that few of us has even wanted to turn off the TV, pick up a book and read it.
Although TV is...well...tv, it has given us very few commercials on reading more than watching TV, and/or going out to play, but right after those commercials a new exciting movie preview comes on.
And Oho do we watch that preview in awe, suddenly forgetting about that most wanted play time, or that unread book that we got from the library.
Basically TV is hypocritical.
There are many different things to do it just confuses the young minds.
"'Read a book' 'Watch this new TV show' 'Go out side and play' 'The new Hannah Montana episode' 'Verb...its what you do'"
Its a surprise that children don't become schizophrenic.
Its also a surprise that all teenagers aren't anorexic or bulimic
"'Big is beautiful' 'She wore an itzy bitzy yellow polka dot bikini' 'Love the skin your in'"...its just plain confusing.

I feel that TV isn't the only one to blame.
Many books contain, not mixed messages, it just leaves people out.
Like only the tall skinny girls with long hair can have fun.
Only smart people with a doctorate degree can read this book.
Only African Americans can read this book.

Though there are a lot of books that don't say nor feel that way.

I say that the best way to become an all around person is to try and do things you've never done.
Instead of being a couch potato, go outside and take a walk to the park.
Instead of being curled up with a book all the time, go and meet some new people.
I'm not saying to go out and have fun all the time, but there is plenty of things to do in the world