With the advancement of technology, the greatest difference between children now and in the past is that children now enjoy more luxurious usage of newly invented technologies. Nowadays, children virtually spend their after school life watching television programs, playing computer games, and Internet chatting apart from completing their necessary homework. Though it is well-debatable on if it is good or bad for children to watch television; however, I do think that watching appropriate amount of television programs is good for the development of a child. Watching television can help children in learning new things in an interesting way-it can be a good entertainment for children, it enhances children’s intellectual development, and it widens the child’s mindset. In those senses, watching TV is not bad for children. First of all, watching television teaches children to learn new things in an interesting way. I certainly think that television is the main source of information among many other sources such as newspapers, books, and Internet. Television serves educational purpose to children. I believe that it is one kind of source where children can learn about different people, their culture, and their history. In addition, it can also help children in learning about various animals and birds. For instance, there are many educational channels on television, and their sole purpose is to educate children. My nephew is 12 years old, and he always watches discovery channel and geographic channel. After watching those channels, he learned about many different animals, particularly wild cats and their living environment. Learning about wild cats helped him while he was doing his class projects on wilds cats’ habitant. He used all the information about wild cats in his presentation that he gained from watching the discovery channel. I feel that my nephew’s experience convinced me that watching television is an educational and useful in