"Parents unconsciously teach their children what is valuable by the way they spend their own time. If television is more important to the parent than books, the children will likely choose the same. If the caliber of television, and its advertising was consistently excellent, then perhaps less would be lost. Television is here to stay, and its better productions are highly recommended learning experiences. Certainly it would be folly for me in one paragraph to try to defeat the allurements of the screen. But families do have to repeatedly make conscious decisions about what is valuable and then choose the best over the mediocre. If appreciation of beauty and the gift of articulation are meaningful to you, than I suggest that exposure to great writing is a necessity."
- Gladys Hunt in "Honey for a Child's Heart"
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