In our country's history , there was a time when studios made film shorts for the educational system with the goal to aid young people in reaching their potential to become productive citizens. These social guidance films were produced with the thought in mind to enhance even reinforce the advice children were receiving at home.
No longer than 10 minutes ,these weren't done from the producer's point of view and actually had the collaboration of professors, sociologists and psychologists of the day.
Some of the life lessons that made it to production were about developing traits such as : self-reliance or emotional balance. In one short , there was a boy who learned the value of setting high goals for himself : the more important lesson learned ( ! ) - through your expectations , don't put SO much pressure on yourself that you become emotionally upset during the times when you miss your goals.
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Consider the state of things now .....
There's one tv program of note on cable that uses inmates in order to show where juveniles will end up if they don't develop a measure of self-restraint and self-reliance for their own good. This production , to the best of my knowledge , is COMPLETELY done by a filmmaker without any input from any professional well versed in the rehabilitation of felons or teachersw actively involved in the school system.
What we can learn from the past by a concerted effort from all and sundry is time well spent ........
For the future of our kids .
( Q.E.D. )
For the defining moment
Your comments , views , and opinions are most welcome.
( I remain )
Respectfully yours,
Gavin St. Clair
Well, when I was growing up, we had PBS, which gave us public service announcements, Reading Rainbow, and Ghost Writer. Sesame Street was great too. What you were talking about was films produced by Hollywood class directors?
ReplyDeleteI think that every studio must put out, instead of infinite commercials, these films to encourage young people to be somebody. I like the idea of having sociologists and psychiatric doctors giving their input on what we tell our children, instead of McDonald's always getting to the kids first.