Compelled to do a follow up about this series. It’s the last week of school here. Wrapping things up in my 5th grade classroom. Entering final grades, end-of-year parties, etc. As a teacher, I’m showing more videos this time of year than in previous points in the academic year. Yesterday, I showed the students the first episode of the original Carl Sagan Cosmos… it still speaks to me, despite the cheesy music and effects. Today, I showed the students the first episode of the Tyson hosted Cosmos… it spoke to the kids. Kids who typically tune out during science class were raising hands and asking on-point questions.
So credit where due, this series can awaken curiosity and wonder in younger generations. I’ll always prefer the original, but I cannot deny the appeal of the revision. Kevin M. (RPCV) On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 9:56 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 2:58 AM, 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> With all due respect, I didn't find Cosmos to be "hostile" to people of >> faith -- yeah, it challenged them, but didn't get in their faces. That >> said, religion's gotten a pretty free ride for about 5,000 years and, if it >> can't handle even an indirect attack, maybe it's time to find a new >> paradigm -- which would be a good thing, as far as I'm concerned. >> > > There was an episode where they made big business the villain of the > story. One episode out of 13. > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CGsRCXdkQCuF0PTZcWwE%3DT%3DK4s_Syy-_f-z5SOT4cMWw%40mail.gmail.com.
