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efore
words were developed, events and activities were depicted
with drawings using
a stick in the sand, and/or plant and
animal blood for illustrations on cavern walls.
This
teaching was done in tribal groups, where separate lessons
were taught at each
stage of development. The challenge:
survival and quality of life in a very hostile land,
had to
be taught to each child, teen and adult by those who had
managed to live and
prosper through the process.
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Thus,
the “experienced” had the task of developing lessons
designed to share the stories of survival. This
process of teaching intergenerational techniques in culture,
nature, survival and quality of life is called
socialization. Over the years, as we developed the use
of words, the reenactments maintained their importance in
our socialization. Today however living has become far
more complex and expensive. So much so that parents
and leaders no longer have the luxury of time to personally
socialize their community’s children. Our society in
general has adapted public education as a mandatory form of
training supplemented by reading, radio, theater, TV,
movies, college, etc.
When we look back in time, we can see that where language
was cumbersome (because it took many words to describe one
picture), drawings, charts, and pictures were used.
Today, language has evolved to more concise methods, but the
phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” holds true.
Media, as we now know it, uses literary, auditory, visual
and multi-sensory communications. We have gone from
writing in the sand to writing in various forms of print
media. Drawings and photos have become animated with
the use of computers, television and film - including sounds
and language. The problem is, two situations have
never really been addressed: 1) Those from the
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survival and quality of life are no longer telling the
stories of socialization. 2) Mass media, who claims to
be entertainment based with no responsibility for the
socialization process is exploiting multi-sensory learning
through commercialization based on industry needs.
How we change our society’s socialization process is a
difficult issue to be discussed, challenged and worked on
over time.
However, as individuals, we can make the decision to impact
ourselves and our families right away and stick with it.
We can also look to grow from this knowledge and share this
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