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What do English teachers think of Houghton Mifflin’s Channel One TV show?

June 25, 2014
What do English teachers think of Houghton Mifflin’s Channel One TV show?

     Houghton Mifflin’s quest to enter classroom advertising business will draw ire of teachers. 1992 Resolution still NTCE’s position.    From Jim Metrock:  Early on, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) passed this resolution opposing Channel One.   This position statement is as strong as it gets.  The NCTE urges teachers...
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Speaking of teachers…

June 3, 2014
Speaking of teachers…

And yes, the National Education Association is STILL opposed to Channel One in American classrooms.  
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From the archives: Maine principals oppose Channel One News (1990)

July 7, 2012
From the archives: Maine principals oppose Channel One News (1990)

Maine Principals’s Association long-standing resolution opposing Channel One:   Commercial Television in the Classroom Whereas, commercial vendors are increasingly marketing their products to children and young people as a means of encouraging brand loyalty early in life; Whereas, schools are prime targets for aggressive marketing campaigns because attendance is mandatory; Whereas, programs such as...
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Q&a: Southern Baptist resolution

January 5, 2012
Q&a: Southern Baptist resolution

          Q:  Did the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest U.S. Protestant denomination, really pass a resolution denouncing Channel One News?    A:    It’s true and the unanimous 1999 resolution had a devastating effect on the controversial youth marketing company.  The resolution which received national attention helped cause Channel One...
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Maine Principals

October 25, 2003

Commercial Television in the Classroom WHEREAS, commercial vendors are increasingly marketing their products to children and young people as a means of encouraging brand loyalty early in life; WHEREAS, schools are prime targets for aggressive marketing campaigns because attendance is mandatory; WHEREAS, programs such as Channel One require students to be forced to watch...
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Channel One Rains Down More Violent Entertainment On Children

February 10, 2002

This is from an article Obligation wrote for a Midwest newspaper. “A movie of such rank stupidity and appalling taste that it would seem impermeable to analysis, much less critique.” OREGONIAN “Loud, violent, mindless” DALLAS MORNING NEWS These are a few of the more charitable reviews for “Rollerball” an ultra-violent and profanity-filled movie that premiered on...
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