Critical Response on Gerard Jones's essay

The Gerard’s over-all focus is whether violence is good or bad for a child as they are becoming their own person. The determination of his dispute is presenting the benefits of exposing children to violent content, and the development they undergo in becoming well-rounded. Jones’s claims that it helps the growth of a child into an individual who can control his or her anger/rage more efficiently. He states his opinion rather than evidence in proving his argument. He uses self-experience to explain his predicament. He needs to provide further convincing as deeper sources that violent media help children. Jones’s presents the example of the two girls which you can still question since he does not provide anything to back it up further. How do we know they ended up the way they did? How are you certain that they did not use drugs or did things they were not supposed to? We do not have it, so we go according to what he provides taking his word.
His usage of Melanie Moore Ph.D. from Stanford University is to back up his claim besides his personal account of experiences. Personal experiences can convey anyone that violent media is good for children. Sometimes it does not fully reach the point regarding the situation. It would benefit the audience to comprehend his view and make it more relatable to them. Jones’s does not persuade the audience that violent is helpful for the kids in depth but more opinions. I do not think it’s all about what our children play or see in movies, it's more on how we teach them through actions as adults. The media and the government do not provide important information to us as a country to make it safer.
They usually create fear and not all can tackle it as others and that’s when some fall into violence provoked them. Images used by the media are designed for us the consumers to trust it and not question it. Blinding the consumers of the truth behind it all. This is wrong in so many ways, as consumers of anything we with taking information should be provided without the white lies. The white lies they make are what can cause an outbreak of violence. The news can prove how the outcome can turn out. This article had me guessing on the games and paying attention to an individual child. Not many of the teachers, adults, and parents take the time to look at the child/children as providing the right tools they need to overcome what they are going through without an outburst in violence.


In addition to this article I found the adult we should: giving our children consistent love and attention, making sure the children are supervised, showing the children appropriate behaviors by the way you act, being consistent about rules and discipline, keeping violence out of homes (as arguments that can lead to violence), and trying to keep the children from seeing too much violence in the media (news, things they can not handle).



Ways to help the children:



"Limit television viewing time 1 to 2 hours a day

Make sure you know what TV shows your children watch, which movies they see and what kinds of video games they play.

Talk to your children about the violence that they see on TV shows, in the movies, and in video games.

Help them understand how painful it would be in real life and the serious consequences for violent behaviors.

Discuss with them ways to solve problems without violence.

Help your children stand up against violence.

Support your children in standing up against violence. Teach them to respond with calm but firm words when others insult, threaten or hit another person. Help them understand that it takes more courage and leadership to resist violence than to go along with it.

Help your children accept and get along with others from various racial and ethnic backgrounds. Teach them that criticizing people because they are different is hurtful, and that name-calling is unacceptable. Make sure they understand that using words to start or encourage violence — or to quietly accept violent behavior — is harmful. Warn your child that bullying and threats can be a set-up for violence."

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/resist-violence.aspx


Work Cited

John, Gerard. "Violent Violent Media Is Good For Kids."Practical Argument, 3rd ed., edited by Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephan R. Mandell. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2017, pp. 64-67.

Raising Children to Resist Violence: What You Can Do. (n.d.). Retrieved February 21, 2018, from hptt://www.apa.org/helpcenter/resist-violence.aspx