The film discusses the innovative use of television as a teaching tool for children, particularly through programs like "Sesame Street" and "The Electric Company," created under the leadership of Joan ...
His observations about his 3-year-old daughter’s viewing habits led him to join Joan Ganz Cooney in creating a program that revolutionized children’s television. By Richard Sandomir The beloved ...
Created in 1971 when the United States Department of Education asked the Children's Television Workshop for a way to teach children to read, it stopped production in 1977 and has been off the air ...