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Television is something the Russians invented to destroy American education
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"Television is something the Russians invented to destroy American education"

- Paul Erdos

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This quote by Paul Erdos is an amusing jab at the impact of tv on American education and learning. It implies that tv has had an unfavorable result on the quality of education in the United States. By attributing the creation of television to the Russians, Erdos is recommending that the Russians had a destructive intent in creating the technology. He suggests that the Russians wanted to weaken American education and learning by giving a different form of amusement that would certainly sidetrack individuals from discovering.

Erdos' quote is a suggestion of the power of innovation and its possible to form our lives. Television has ended up being an integral component of our society, and it has had an extensive result heading we discover and also engage with each various other. While tv can be a wonderful resource of amusement, it can also be a disturbance from more important tasks such as researching and also reviewing. Consequently, it is very important to be mindful of how much time we spend enjoying television and also to make sure that it does not interfere with our educational quests.

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Hungary Flag This quote is written / told by Paul Erdos between March 26, 1913 and September 20, 1996. He/she was a famous Mathematician from Hungary. The author also have 7 other quotes.

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