Thursday, September 24, 2009
Classrooms for sale blog Sept. 21-27
I never went to public school so I never experienced all the advertising and sponsorship dilemmas that are popping up from companies. When I first read “Own This Child” I was not shocked at the idea that advertisers target children and consider them a separate demographic from adults. When I read “Classrooms for Sale” I could not believe some of the things companies do to edge their way in on schools! Does this really happen in Sonoma County? I remember a while ago that parents were trying to remove soda machines from schools but I never realized that schools have contracts for sponsorship from these companies.
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I graduated from high school in 1988 and I don't remember advertising being so invasive at that time - I thought that's what the Booster Club was for and other school sponsored fundraisers set out to accomplish. Separation between church and state is coming to mind, in the sense that, maybe there should be separation between education and corporate sponsorship. I like the idea of keeping it local and if sponsorship is to come into play, then what about local small businesses?
I think the advertising is much more prevalent then we realize. Even here at SRJC, I see a ton of advertising going on now that I really think about it. I have certainly noticed that the majority of word problems in my math and accounting books focus on a certain company. Also, I know that the football uniforms are provided by Nike. I never really thought of myself as being subject to a lot of advertising here, but I guess that's what this class is for.
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