…and again, the school (or more accurately, the PTO, even though it’s sometimes hard to tell the difference) is again coercing my daughter not to watch “Between the Lions” for a week, assuming that she is like the rest of the PTO organizer’s kids and veges out on television all the time. Here’s a hint, do-gooders…some of us believe in a well-rounded education for our children, and do not allow them to waste time watching TV all week. (But then, each year I attend the first PTO meeting, check the balance sheet and projected spending sheet to discover the titanic waste of money and energy the former cheerleader-wannabe’s who “operate” it are putting into their misguided attempt to make school “fun” and “a party” for the kids instead of actually supporting the education they are supposedly there to receive, and leave disgustedly until the next year when I foolishly give them another shot at acting like grown-ups. I support my school, and my daughter’s education. That doesn’t mean I have to support the PTO and their brain-damaged decisions, though - I know they can’t figure it out, but the two are not the same thing.)

Anyway, since very little has changed in my feelings on this nonsense, I will instead refer you to the longer post I made on the subject last year, TV-Turnoff Week…What a Waste. I still believe that it is useless for those children who’s television watching is already controlled, and useless for those children who’s television watching is not already controlled. It’s another useless, “Just say no” campaign to make do-gooders feel good while accomplishing nothing.