Carmen Said:

In need of good sources of ideas for teaching media literacy / contemporary media such as pbs site: Art21?

We Answered:

Try MarcoPolo (http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.… ). We use it a lot at my school, and it's got LOTS of material, all correlated to National Standards for the content area.

Seth Said:

In Canada, how do you start up a non-profit organization that is mostly "Educational"?

We Answered:

http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF…

Kelly Said:

Were anti-porn feminists right? Study shows porn hurts young women and girls?

We Answered:

The APA article begins: "A report of the American Psychological Association (APA) released today found evidence that the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls’ self-image and healthy development."

I agree with the APA. However, there's a problem with your assertion about the article itself - no where does the author single out the effects of porn. I don't even see porn mentioned. I bring this up because a huge part of the problem is definition - what is 'porn', exactly? The answer is that this depends upon the perceiver: 'porn' is a subjective value judgement. The bottom line really is that 'porn' in the eye of the beholder. Can art be pornographic? Can pornography be art? Who is to judge?

Personally, I'm not at all a fan of 'porn'; but by the same token I staunchly defend an artist's right to freedom of expression. Many years ago there was an exhibition of photography by the controversial American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. The American media went on a FEEDING FRENZY. In time, the exhibition moved from America to Vienna, Austria, where I had occassion to see it. Personally, I did NOT find Mapplethorpe's work pornographic. Indeed, the response to his work in Europe was radically (and refreshingly) different. Of course this difference in perception is rooted in culture.

Back to MY question about your question: who is to judge what is - or isn't - 'porn'?

Sergio Said:

Some Help With My Vocab Test (ASAP) : I need to find some words that go well with these sentences?

We Answered:

Whoa, I thought I would be able to help here but it is Way beyond me. This is college stuff, isn't it? whew.

Roberta Said:

education question?

We Answered:

Teachers should focus on the kind of knowledge that will carry forward and can be applied years from now...Its the job of the parents to teach the kids the more practical stuff such as how to write a check..etc..

Sally Said:

If you had to teach a person about media literacy, how would you do it?

We Answered:

where does the message come from? what corporation is behind the station or newspaper? what's their agenda? do they have a history of bias? i don't trust any domestic news outlet except democracy now(which has no corporate sponsors).

Gladys Said:

Literacy Planning Year 2 UK?

We Answered:

hamiltontrust.org.uk has excellent medium term and weekly plans. There are some things you can download free, but for complete access it costs £12 a year.