tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004461851315310562.post5026455931875027644..comments2023-08-28T15:15:35.995-04:00Comments on Murphblog: Defending Scholastic: Part ThreePaul Michael Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318098111985714443noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004461851315310562.post-13123626203039542292009-04-07T08:26:00.000-04:002009-04-07T08:26:00.000-04:00Saw this on GalleyCat and thought of you:The reces...Saw this on GalleyCat and thought of you:<BR/>The recession can't stop book fairs. CBS News reports: "According to a recent report from the Scholastic Corporation, revenues from fairs for the nine months ending Feb. 28 was $261.2 million, virtually unchanged from the same ninth-month period a year earlier."Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004461851315310562.post-45158415029255294772009-04-06T19:18:00.000-04:002009-04-06T19:18:00.000-04:00Preach on, Brother Paul! -- We are WITH you!Preach on, Brother Paul! -- We are WITH you!Ray Veenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956279552298172157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004461851315310562.post-69630660226003389842009-04-06T16:16:00.000-04:002009-04-06T16:16:00.000-04:00I only have problems with organizations that see t...I only have problems with organizations that see things as strictly black and white. Which ccfc seems to do, based on their website. <BR/>Some commericalization is exploitive, sure. Some things I will not buy for my kid, and I HATE when he starts repeating ad jingles, or company slogans. But that is part of life in the western world. Yes, my son has Spongebob bed sheets. He also has about a hundred picture books of his own, and he loves going to the library. <BR/>Part of growing up today is learning not to buy things just because they look cool on TV. We all learned that as a kid, didn't we? <BR/>Imagine the college freshman who is dropped off at his first apartment, plugs in satallite TV for the first time, and then opens 400 credit card apps in the mail. Plus, adult consumers need to know how to find things that really work, and cut through the advertizing B.S. <BR/>Besides, the most challenging form of advertising parents face isn't from the company, it's from the kid across the street who has the Bratz dolls, and the violent video games.Lily Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732112345439595471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004461851315310562.post-84288450481373225452009-04-06T11:47:00.000-04:002009-04-06T11:47:00.000-04:00I so agree. When I was teaching, I had parents wo...I so agree. When I was teaching, I had parents worry about which books their kids are reading at home. If they are reading at home, there's no problem! I cringe when my kids pick the HSM or Spongebob book, but I let them buy it, because they will enjoy it. Luckily they get a mix of the media books and the ones that are well written.<BR/>I myself read Us Weekly instead of a more scholarly magazine. Sometimes you need the fluff.Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7004461851315310562.post-41050222009457069162009-04-06T10:26:00.000-04:002009-04-06T10:26:00.000-04:00You're right already! Iffin I meet any of these CC...You're right already! Iffin I meet any of these CCFC folks, I'll let 'em have it.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333494452915600562noreply@blogger.com