Married to the Media: Media Literacy for Parents, Children, and Family artwork

On Parkland: An Introspective Look at School Shootings in the Media

Married to the Media: Media Literacy for Parents, Children, and Family

English - July 12, 2018 01:39 - 29 minutes - 68 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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For parents and students everywhere, the news coverage surrounding the events in Parkland, Florida struck a little too close to home. In this episode, Pastor Robin asks "What's happened??" to our country's schools and violence-driven culture, and Cass recounts living through a shooter threat at her school in the early 00's. 


The impacts of these shootings go far beyond political discourse. They affect real people, real families, and real communities on a too-regular basis. How do we talk about school shootings with our families? How do we talk to our neighbors? How do we encourage the children in our community to share their emotions with us, and how can we respect their perspective in our response to these tragedies?