Originally posted by ivanhoe
By Justin Parkinson
BBC News education reporter at the SHA conference
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4321869.stm
Professional footballers set children a 'bad example'
Football should only be shown on TV after 9pm because of the bad example it sets to children, a leading head teacher has said.
Verbal abuse, cheating and violence among p ...[text shortened]... oul language, cheating and defiance of authority" ?
What are your thoughts on this issue ?
Not so much "corrupts children", but more of a "helps to keep them stupid and satisfied" problem, if you ask me. And not only children.