My Goals, My Disclaimer (Monk Gyatso)

I am in the business of teaching my children.  I love them, I want them to be happy, and I want them to be well-balanced.  There are TONS of messages coming into our home through media.  To help them recognize these messages, and then help them discern the gold nuggets from the trash, we watch media together and discuss it.

We exclusively watch things on DVD, so that we automatically filter out commercials, but do occasionally watch commercial TV for the commercials, so that we can talk about them. 

We are therefore always looking for things to watch, so if you have any recommendations, let me know.  But our findings so far have demonstrated that there are too many good programs out there for us to possibly watch, especially when you consider classic cinema treasures.  

As me and the kids explore what is out there, we wanted to share the work we are doing with the world.  Maybe this can be a model for others, maybe it will enrich your viewing experiences, and maybe it is just kind of fun. 

We invite you to join with us in this project of using media to teach. 

Now, these are NOT lesson plans, and are not fully developed; but they are the beginning of discussions we are having in our home and our invitation for you to join in and see lessons you glean from the shows!!


 

Disclaimer: We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), and this certainly informs how we read things.  Just as we pick parts out of media, pick and choose which of this applies to you.