Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street (1974) is a non-fiction book written by Gerald S. Lesser, in which he describes the production of "Sesame Street", and the formation and pedagogical philosophy of the Children's Television Workshop. Lesser was a professor at Harvard University, studying how social class and ethnicity interacted with school achievement and was one of the first academics in the US who researched how watching television affected children and their development. He was initially skeptical about the potential of using television as a teaching tool, but he was eventually named
Studio S Studio S Studio S was a Swedish TV show broadcast on SVT during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Hosted by Göran Elwin, It dealt with various social issues, featuring both experts and regular people. Despite covering many issues, the show is now mainly known (and infamous) for an episode broadcast on December 2, 1980 entitled ""Vem behöver videon (who needs video)"?". The episode raised concerns over violent movies on video and the notion that they were being viewed by children. Reporters interviewed children who claimed that they had seen movies such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and showed