Why People Should Not Watch Too Much TV

Watching television is an experience that most adults and children enjoy. It is cheap, appealing, and within the reach of the general public. Because of this, TV has become a very important mass media around the world. Unfortunately, this resource isn’t used in a way that people could get the best possible benefits from it. The purpose of this essay is to persuade the reader that people shouldn’t watch very much television because the content of many TV programs is not educational, it makes people waste time that could be used in better activities, and it negatively affects people’s mental development.

The first reason why people shouldn’t watch very much television is because the content of many TV programs is not educational. Nowadays, we can see movies and shows that present scenes of violence, sex, and drugs. This can not be what we want our children to see. It sends the wrong message among the audience that is viewing the movie or show.

The average American watches 153 hours of television each month. Imagine what you could do with just half of that time back.

The third reason why people shouldn’t watch very much television is because it negatively affects people’s mental development. According to several scientific studies, watching TV for prolonged periods of time has a negative effect over the intellectual development of children and leads to deterioration of the mental capacity in older people by causing both attention and memory problems in the long term. If you’re watching TV all day you might learn a few things but not nearly as much as you would had you been in lets say Mr. Vogt’s class.

In conclusion, people shouldn’t watch very much television because the content of many TV programs is not educational, it makes people waste time that could be used in better activities, and it affects people’s mental development. However, this doesn’t mean that we should ban TV, but if we are going to watch it, we should do it with a purpose, and sometimes for enjoyment. Television is a resource that we should learn to use through the selecting programs that are educational, non-time wasting, and that affect are mental development in a positive way.