Links to Resources Concerning Commercialism in Schools
Students are increasingly exposed to advertising everywhere they turn even at school. Should everything be fair game for corporate logos and advertising? Should specific products acquire the tacit endorsement of schools and teachers for a captive audience? Find out more about this issue at the following selected sites:
Commercialism in Education Research Unit of Arizona State University
PBS Newshour program on advertising in schools - link to transcript and additonal links to streaming video of this 2002 program.
Schools Inc. a report from NOW by Bill Moyers and PBS
Media Matters: A National Media Education Campaign from the American Academy of Pediatrics
The Center for Commerical-Free Public Education
Website for The New American Dream organization: "Is it possible to raise independent-minded kids in today's highly commercialized culture? The Center for a New American Dream thinks it is." and: "A majority of Americans say that spending more time with family and friends and having less stress in their lives would make them more satisfied."
Updated 9/11/2008