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Sir Oscar the Bold Captain
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 Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:53 pm
I have a fine collection of Movies and Documentaries and some Television Programs on DVD now. There are viewing rooms on both sides of the main library hall, large enough for three or four teds to squeeze in and enjoy a viewing together. Music CDs can also be played in the viewing rooms. I have soundproofed these rooms so that exciting scenes or lively music can be enjoyed as they were meant to be experienced, but blasting the volume to deafening levels will not be possible, as I have set the players to only a safe level of sound. I will not contribute to deafening my teds.
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:28 pm
A couple of evenings ago I watched a wonderful DVD about the life of Mister Rogers with my person and her parents. It was about the only DVD she had where the speaking was clear enough for her parents to hear. As I watched it, I thought of the mission of our League because Mister Rogers' whole life was devoted to making sure that children were appreciated and taught to appreciate themselves, were loved, and were allowed to be creative individuals. I think I might have to see if there's a bear out there named Fred Rogers who wants to join the League and carry on his namesake's work. biggrin
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Sir Oscar the Bold Captain
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:04 pm
Ah! Eirwyn grew up watching Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood! smile I did not know there was a DVD about his life! Is it a documentary, or a dramatization?
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Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 9:23 pm
 It is a documentary. Miradora never really watched Mister Rogers because she was too old when he started broadcasting, and she doesn't have any children of her own. However, she has always had great respect for him. There is one sequence in the documentary which shows Mister Rogers testifying before a senate committee, probably in the 1960's. They wanted to cut PBS funding by $20 million. Mister Rogers spoke for about 7 minutes, and at the end of it, the chairman of the committee said, "Well, I guess you get your $20 million." There are many very moving clips of him with children and also with adults who start out wanting to joke with him but wind up having to become totally honest, sincere, and child-like themselves because he was so strong and genuine. The importance of unconditional love and space for emotional development is so important in children's lives, but it is so easily lost in this rushed and pressured society. Miradora is delighted to have me around to whisper the important things that Mister Rogers spent his life working for in her ear when she gets distracted. wink
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:04 pm
 I do not see why they do not broadcast the many years of reruns today, or make DVDs of compilations of his best episodes. Surely children need him as much now as ever, and being captured upon film, he has attained a certain immortality that would allow him to continue working with children for as long as someone preserves his episodes! 3nodding
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 3:40 pm
Yes. Both this and the series of "Schoolhouse Rock" educational shorts from the ABC network's Saturday morning programming of the 1970's should be readily available for parents to purchase, with advice for parents in using them to help their children included amid the DVD extra features.
The latter is quite effective. Eirwyn declares when she was in High School, all the students in her History class knew the Preamble to the Declaration of Independance almost perfectly because they could sing that song from Schoolhouse Rock.
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Sir Oscar the Bold Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:12 am
Singing is definitely one of the happiest ways of learning, and I don't think you ever forget things that you learned to music--as you noted about the Declaration of Independence! eek Last summer Miradora was driving a van-load of people to an evening concert in an apple barn at a pick-your-own farm. The group included Miradora's sister, niece, and nephew and Adam Herald's person and her sister. Adam's "aunt" had brought a CD of 50 traditional children's songs to keep things lively on the road. Little did she know how it would be received. The group sang all the way home from the concert. I can't quite remember how many times they replayed "John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith." Miradora has heard lots of poorly recorded music for children where the music is too fast and the words are unclear, but this was GREAT! The person who brought the CD couldn't believe--as each new track began to play--that Miradora's family knew every one! Miradora got to keep the CD for her kindergarten class. blaugh
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:56 am
Ha! Look what I have found at YouTube! biggrin The PreambleThe playlist you see with this video is only the beginning of what YouTube has of this series however. They may have every Schoolhouse Rock episode ever made, as well as many copy-cat videos using the concept to teach other things, such as computer concepts. Also some parodies and other silliness by users of YouTube. Here is the search results in total:All Results
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