Satellite TV Encourages a Healthy Hunger for Knowledge
Benjamin's son Davis was in need of some help. Davis was always a curious kid, eager to soak up as much information as possible. It's just that he was sometimes too curious. He could never seem to keep his attention focused on schoolwork long enough to complete it and always wanted to play instead. As he grew up, it was always considered by Benjamin as one of those things that David would likely grow out of. However, by the time Davis was in fourth grade he was still unable to finish his school projects for want of playing on the X-box or outside with friends. Benjamin decided to use the television to help Davis.
Benjamin had been a single dad of three for five years. His wife of 15 years had passed away from cancer, leaving him in control of three children. Benjamin always felt like he was inadequate as a single father but that didn't keep him from trying his hardest. Benjamin was a good father. He just wished that there was a manual on how to raise three teenagers alone.
Benjamin knew that Davis liked TV. He perhaps liked it too much. Benjamin would always limit his intake, knowing that otherwise Davis would happily sit in front of the television for hours on end. That's what made Benjamin's decision to turn to television to help Davis in school seem all the more strange to him. He even had the thought that he was a bad father for even thinking that television could help. However, Benjamin had heard about the positives of limited amounts of TV for kids here and there. He knew that satellite TV offered a lot of programs, he was just unsure if any of those programs would be worth showing his highly impressionable son Davis. Perhaps he could use his son's like for television to encourage him to learn and seek knowledge.
He decided to give it a try despite his doubts. He called his TV Company and within days had his satellite dish, receivers, and cables all installed and ready to go. All he had to do beforehand was check to see if his backyard was free of tree coverage towards the southern sky. Now armed with satellite TV, Benjamin approached Davis. He told Davis that he had purchased it so that he could watch educational, wholesome programs for a limited amount of time each day during study breaks. Davis of course agreed.
Benjamin found a history program that Davis loved. It would pick a subject in American history and discuss it in depth for two hours. It came on regularly. It was highly informative. Davis found a program about South American animal species that he found highly entertaining. It came in on high definition, showing the rocky terrain of the Chilean beaches, the flat pampas of the Argentinian interior, and the dark and mysterious jungles of the Brazilian Amazon. As Benjamin had always wanted to travel to South America, he found this program very interesting as well. He would often watch it with Davis. When Davis was studying, Benjamin found it very useful to catch all the sports he could possibly want to watch. He even was able to watch his favorite soccer team in England play.
Eventually, Davis began to take more interest in learning. It was not overnight, but rather slowly. He began to want to learn. Benjamin believes that it began when Davis was presented with highly informative programming in an entertaining and visually stimulating manner on their satellite TV.
Benjamin had been a single dad of three for five years. His wife of 15 years had passed away from cancer, leaving him in control of three children. Benjamin always felt like he was inadequate as a single father but that didn't keep him from trying his hardest. Benjamin was a good father. He just wished that there was a manual on how to raise three teenagers alone.
Benjamin knew that Davis liked TV. He perhaps liked it too much. Benjamin would always limit his intake, knowing that otherwise Davis would happily sit in front of the television for hours on end. That's what made Benjamin's decision to turn to television to help Davis in school seem all the more strange to him. He even had the thought that he was a bad father for even thinking that television could help. However, Benjamin had heard about the positives of limited amounts of TV for kids here and there. He knew that satellite TV offered a lot of programs, he was just unsure if any of those programs would be worth showing his highly impressionable son Davis. Perhaps he could use his son's like for television to encourage him to learn and seek knowledge.
He decided to give it a try despite his doubts. He called his TV Company and within days had his satellite dish, receivers, and cables all installed and ready to go. All he had to do beforehand was check to see if his backyard was free of tree coverage towards the southern sky. Now armed with satellite TV, Benjamin approached Davis. He told Davis that he had purchased it so that he could watch educational, wholesome programs for a limited amount of time each day during study breaks. Davis of course agreed.
Benjamin found a history program that Davis loved. It would pick a subject in American history and discuss it in depth for two hours. It came on regularly. It was highly informative. Davis found a program about South American animal species that he found highly entertaining. It came in on high definition, showing the rocky terrain of the Chilean beaches, the flat pampas of the Argentinian interior, and the dark and mysterious jungles of the Brazilian Amazon. As Benjamin had always wanted to travel to South America, he found this program very interesting as well. He would often watch it with Davis. When Davis was studying, Benjamin found it very useful to catch all the sports he could possibly want to watch. He even was able to watch his favorite soccer team in England play.
Eventually, Davis began to take more interest in learning. It was not overnight, but rather slowly. He began to want to learn. Benjamin believes that it began when Davis was presented with highly informative programming in an entertaining and visually stimulating manner on their satellite TV.
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