#u

Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a more meaningful and fulfilling life would regard the church as an unlikely place to go for guidance. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#climate #fulfilling #go #guidance #indeed

Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a culture in which they can be entertained and informed, and in which they can communicate effectively, without having to master any but the most rudimentary literacy skills? ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#australians #because #communicate #culture #effectively

It's Australian to do such things because, however uncivilised they may seem, it's human to do them. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#because #however #human #may #seem

Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#best #child #every #given #literacy

On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12 minutes a day spent by the average couple talking to each other. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#average #compared #couple #day #each

Perhaps it's the people whose lives have taken sudden new twists - people who have learned to embrace the creative possibilities of change - who stand the best chance of penetrating life's mysteries. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#chance #change #creative #embrace #learned

Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it or not, many people prefer watching TV. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#bore #effort #huge #many #others

Still, most of those effects occur in the context of harmless play and it is patently obvious that children are not normally turned into aggressive little monsters by TV or video games, since most children do not become aggressive little monsters. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#become #children #context #effects #games

The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials and comic books, are easy to exaggerate. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#books #comic #comic books #easy #effects

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend universal literacy as a central goal of our education system, or are we bold enough to see what's actually happening to our culture? ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#actually #bold #central #continue #culture