I don't like watching TV because my house has only local channels. But I like to watch those kids on youtube. I think the kids don't have only talent, but their parents train them very well. Even though kids have talent but if their parents or old people don't help them in growing the talent, I think the kids're still simple ones.

MekongMouse wrote:US television is going through something of a golden era. Growing up, most TV sucked but now I agree - a lot of it is really quite good.

I guess US television is almost everywhere except some countries like north korea. I can't help myself. I am so much in love with so many US television programs.

prahkeitouj wrote:I don't like watching TV because my house has only local channels. But I like to watch those kids on youtube. I think the kids don't have only talent, but their parents train them very well. Even though kids have talent but if their parents or old people don't help them in growing the talent, I think the kids're still simple ones.

You do not need a tv to watch US television programs. Right internet is really helpful. I mostly watch through internet.

some would argue that the huge volumes of information now available will have an equalizing effect on all nations.
a love of reading and research is all that is needed.

Indeed, or ask GM or OD to embed a series you want. There's a whole section of the forum for it. Watching English language TV with subtitles is a great way to learn English. That's how the famously multilingual Dutch do it.

MekongMouse wrote:Indeed, or ask GM or OD to embed a series you want. There's a whole section of the forum for it. Watching English language TV with subtitles is a great way to learn English. That's how the famously multilingual Dutch do it.

I agree MM. This is such a great idea, however i don't think they have time to do it, or perhaps i will create a thread talking about people favourite of American Television programs. Different time Zone is a big problem. I have a cable TV in my rented room but the thing is that i don't know what time my favourite program is screening.

MekongMouse wrote: Funny thing is the US actually lags behind the rest of the developed world in education, so these kids are the exception, not the rule.

One of the problems in this figure (and the cause of educational mismatches between kids of the same grade level in different schools as a result) is there's not a great system for measuring that... that's one of the things common core is trying to solve, so that every kid can be measured against an equal stick.

Samouth wrote:

MekongMouse wrote:Indeed, or ask GM or OD to embed a series you want. There's a whole section of the forum for it. Watching English language TV with subtitles is a great way to learn English. That's how the famously multilingual Dutch do it.

I agree MM. This is such a great idea, however i don't think they have time to do it, or perhaps i will create a thread talking about people favourite of American Television programs. Different time Zone is a big problem. I have a cable TV in my rented room but the thing is that i don't know what time my favourite program is screening.

You find a series you want and I'll see if I can't make it happen... at least in part.

Any show you want HERE. Click top right corner for menu.

List of countries by Nobel laureates per capita
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... per_capita

Rank Country Nobellaureates[1] Population(2013)[2] Laureates/10 million
3 Switzerland 25 8,077,833 30.949
9 United Kingdom 123 63,136,265 19.482
15 United States 350 320,050,716 10.936