Therapy 101

Hi everyone. So, here I am. I'm Mariam, Asmaa's older and more mature sister. It has been some time since Asmaa has been convincing me to post on her blog. So here goes: Children who watch T.V. need therapy. As I sort through some records I have kept since September, I realize that much of the mind-boggling things my grade 2 students do is as a result of lax parental control of their T.V. viewing times. Let me share some examples: 1. DEATH THREAT: As part of our Author Study, students were to write a letter to Robert Munsch. While all are working excitedly, I notice "Nadia" giggling as she messily writes something down. "Dear Robert Munch im going to kill you on Monday. then im going to put you in the garbage truck then the garbage truck will put you in the dump..." Is it an over-active imagination? I think not. 2. THE LOVE LETTER: "To Aisha From Ahmed.. I love you and you love me and always love me! Dear Valentine will you kiss me?" Being a grade two class in an Islamic School (no valentines day), I found this greatly disturbing. Especially since "Ahmed" had left the school two months prior to the love-letter discovery. "Aisha" turns red and screams, crumpling the letter and throwing it into the trash. It turns out the letter was given to her by another boy, who wanted to play a prank on Aisha. (No malicious thought it seems).. He confesses "I thought Prank Patrol would come." "Did you really think prank patrol would come to the school?" I ask. "Ummm.. they would come to my house," he replies. In conclusion, take your kid to the library...or here's a thought, explain to them that T.V. isn't real. Yeah that's a good one.