Television Programs – Page 2 – Janet Ruth Heller

Review of La Traviata Performed by the Metropolitan Opera

Author: Janet Ruth Heller August 26, 2017

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2017 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata (The Fallen Woman) broadcast on PBS’s Great Performances on August 25, 2017 features spectacular singers. Sonya Yoncheva as Violetta Valéry, Michael Fabiano as her lover Alfredo Germont, and Thomas Hampson…
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Drama, Literature, Opera Reviews, Reviews, Television Programs, Theater Reviews

drama, literature, opera, Reviews

Problems with the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Author: Janet Ruth Heller May 30, 2015

I have watched parts of the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the last two years. While I admire the young people who compete, I see many problems with the format and assumptions behind this contest.

Education, Humanities, Language, National Spelling Bee, Television Programs

education, linguistics, morphemes, problems with spelling bees

A Review of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

Author: Janet Ruth Heller February 23, 2015

One of public television’s (PBS) excellent programs for preschool children is Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. This show replaced Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in 2012. Unlike the original program, which had real people and children, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is in animated cartoon format. …
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Children's Programs, Emotional Development, Mass Media, Parenting, Psychological Issues, Reviews, Sibling Rivalry, Television Programs

Children's Television, Emotional Development, Parenting, Psychological Issues, Public Television, Sibling Rivalry