Schoolhouse Rock: cartoons as education.

From: Journal of Popular Film and Television | Date: September 22, 1995| Author: Engstrom, Erika | Copyright information

The Saturday morning cartoon TV program Schoolhouse Rock has been a medium of learning since 1972. Schoolhouse Rock is based on the idea that music can be used to enhance the learning of children. The short and entertaining segments of the program cover American history and civics, English grammar, mathematics, and science. In the 1990s, Schoolhouse Rock has to contend with problems which include fragmented viewership, preemptive programming by local stations, an uncertain future at ABC Telev...

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