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Article #253: Tuning Into Orange County Schools

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Orange County Schools in California Schools students are seniors or
released state tests scores with the kindergarteners. When they're watching
announcement that scores had risen for television they're not: interacting with
the fifth straight year in a row. That friends and family, getting exercise,
means that 52% of students tested for fully attending to homework, or using
English in grades 2-11 passed with a their brains. When children watch
grade of proficient or above. 51% in television they: get inappropriate
math. Did you read that correctly? 52% messages from shows and commercials, get
and 51% passing means progress to the into a habit of inactivity, eat more junk
Orange County Schools. If you're a parent food, and tend to become grumpier and
with children in the Orange County Public fussier. All of these factors are seen in
Schools this should concern your poor test scores and behavior in the
greatly! The scary thing is that Orange County Schools.
statewide percentages are at 43% and 41%. How Less Television Can Help the Orange
California Schools are currently failing County Schools
our children. Now I know that Governor Schwarzenegger
So what's a parent to do? Funding is an isn't about to pass any initiatives to
issue. Teaching the state's huge help me rally Orange County Schools
immigrant population is an issue. The families to watch less television. In
needs of special needs students are an fact, you as the parent are the only
issue. And no one has a really great person who can really make this
answer. But as a parent, there is significant change for your family. But
something that you can do. It's a drastic why would you want to do this?
measure that could impact the entire Are you busy? Really, really tired? Most
population of the Orange County Schools. Orange County Schools parents feel
But it's not an easy fix. In fact, a lot overwhelmed and exhausted at the end of
of the Orange County Schools' families the day. Television can be a relaxing
will have serious pains from making this escape. But think for a moment about how
move. But it's that important. Parents of busy your family is already with
Orange County Schools- I challenge you to homework, dinner, and activities at the
turn off your television during the end of the day. What if TV was no longer
school week. a factor? How would your family spend
Withdrawal Pains in the Orange County that time? Would Orange County Schools'
Schools children get to bed earlier and get more
For the small percentage of you who are sleep if they weren't up so late watching
still reading, don't throw the remote at television? Would you have to time to
your screen quite yet. I know what I'm read to them more? Take a walk together?
suggesting is a scary lifestyle change Play a card game?
that a lot of Orange County Schools won't If you really want to see an improvement
ever consider. But for the academic and in the Orange County Schools, I dare you
future success of your children, hear me to try this with your family for one
out. Television drains energy. It month. No television on school days.
doesn't matter if your Orange County Aren't your children worth it?






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