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Next on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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Captain Underpants is one of the new superheroes of children's popular culture. The crime fighter clad in the briefest of undergarment comes from a series of books that has captured young readers around the country. Some critics find the books crude and inappropriate. But Thomas Newkirk, a University of New Hampshire Professor, defends the Captain and others like him in a new book, Misreading Masculinity - boys, literacy and popular culture. Professor Newkirk will join us in the studio in a moment, but first we take you to Moharimet School in Madbury. |
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Sounds of students reading Narr 1 - For many young students, nothing could be better than a morning with Captain Undepants. Sound of reading Ian clip - 53:17 "What do you like about Captain Underpants?" Narr 2 - These are some of the books that are a part of today's popular culture. They're funny, silly and at times grotesque. Teacher - 3:12 "There has always been humor." Narr 3 - Marian Tucker teaches third graders at Moherimot School in Madbury. The bookshelves in her language arts class are crowded. You'll find some the classics in children's literature here, but there are also plenty of Twits, Captain Underpants and Junie B. Jones. Teacher - "There's plenty of appeal." David reading David clip 48:40 "Why do I like that?" Narr 4 - While there are plenty of young readers who may be inspired by the man in briefs, some parents aren't crazy about the vernacular. Teacher - "Children can pick up on that." |
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Here to talk more about what books appeal to young people and in particular boys - Professor Thomas Newkirk. He's the author of the book - Misreading Masculinity - Boys, Literacy and Popular Culture. |
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From looking at your book - it seems you would agree with what Marian Fuller says about books? Why did you write your book , misreading masculinity - what do you think we've gotten wrong in our schools when it comes to boys and literacy? How do attitudes in the classroom discourage boys from reading? Are we literary snobs - not wanting to have children read anything but classics? Some of the popular books series are purposely written to include spelling mistakes and grammatical errors - is there a danger in doing that? Why are boys reigned in when it comes to writing or choosing books? You talk about a kind of hysteria in the wake of Columbine - when it comes to violence and boys writing/reading about it? Explain you look at violence as amode of friendship for boys? Anyone written or contacted you to disagree? I have to tell you when I told several people that you felt young people can screen and filter messages of violence on tv and diferentiate them from reality they disagreed How many studies have we read about exposure to violence ion the media and video games encourages violence - you're not as convinced? You write of a tendency to pathologize boys - "propensity to violence, deep unhappiness,we must rescue boys" that the media portrays boys as passive slaves to to media culture - can you talk about how reading is utterly strange to an outsider silent reading you compare the failed reader as failed dieter talk about that does it matter what they read as long as they read? tv as topic what should parents do to encourage and teach their boys to read? |
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There's an old adage, "you can't judge a book by its cover." Nothing is as close to that truth as this next story. Correspondent Max Pearlstein takes us to Franklin where an uncommon community alliance has given some young people a park to call their own. |
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V.O.: Concrete and metal may not seem like much to most of us, but to a skateboarder, it's everything. Jordan: It's a really fun sport. A lot of pain, but I guess the pain, if you're a skateboarder, it almost motivates you to keep going. It's just a great sport. I absolutely love it. V.O.: That's why Jordan got involved when the idea of building a skate park in Franklin was proposed four years ago. This is an area where, outside of organized sports or, if you can afford it, summer camp, there's nothing for teenagers to do. Tracy: For a few years I lived in Franklin and I lived in an area where I got to see the delinquencies and at-risk behaviors. And when asking kids why they were doing those things, it was because they had nothing better to do. I've seen a lot of teenage pregnancies, a lot of teenage drug abuse and I was compelled to do something for these kids to let them know that there are people out there who care, and although I'm not willing to do it all, I'm willing to lead them and guide them. V.O.: Tracy Coutemarche helped form the Tri-Com Youth Association along with Wilbor Boyd and Tony Gamble. The non-profit group was formed to help the kids in Franklin get what they want and need- constructive ways to spend their time. When the majority of teenagers said they wanted a skate park, it solved another big problem here: public concern over skateboarders damaging property. Jordan: I don't think it's against skateboarding. I can see how people think it's vandalism on certain things and I guess they don't like their property being destroyed or kids hanging around their house. I mean, street skating is really fun, but it's kind of a hassle, so it's good to get a skate park. Stand Up: The steps here at St. Paul's church used to be one of the more popular places for skateboarders to gather and try out new tricks. But with the completion of the new skate park, the town hopes that teenagers will stay off the steps and step up for something they can finally call their own. Tracy: We were not going to build this skate park unless we had youth involvement. And the reason was to give them some responsibility and ownership to the park, figuring if we let them build it and made it their's, they would take pride in it, care for it, and understand that when they're out destroying merchant front property, how it feels if someone were to do that to them, and hopefully it will deter them from delinquent behaviors in town. V.O.: The process of creating the Franklin skate park didn't just keep teenagers here off the street- it got them involved in their community. Rather than being hassled by police, now they were making presentations to City Council. Donna: I think first and foremost, it showed a can-do attitude, from the time the kids started to today. They spent approximately 3.5 years, lots of dances, lot of grant money, lot of promotion. These kids literally went to every event in Franklin, actually sold soda, that's where some of the money came from, so it's given the kids interaction with the community, which normally doesn't happen until they get older. I don't know if you notice the age of these kids, but some are 10-11 years old, right up to the teenage years, and the mix with the adults. They actually had to form a committee, have committee meetings to figure out how the money was going to come about to buy the supplies, do the car wash, and so I think the biggest thing the community got was community involvement with the kids, and I think that's worth it's weight in gold. Tammy: The toughest part was waiting. We did a lot of fundraisers, so we had to wait for the money to come in. It took a long time to actually see it, because before it was "Oh, we have this much money, we can get the fencing." Now that it's actually up, I think we'll get a lot more help from kids to get the rest of the ramps in. V.O.: This day was just an ending to what many in Franklin called a pipe dream. But the skate park is here now, four years and 30,000 dollars later. It may seem like a lot of money for concrete and pavement, but the kids who were skating here at 7:30 on the morning the park opened certainly don't think so. Every jump here, every bit of railing is a story of community coming together. Wilbor: It's not a matter of who did more work. Who had to do certain work. Of course adults are writing grants, approaching businesses, typing memos, but what kept the heart and soul of the park going was the kids showing up. If they didn't do the dances and show enthusiasm as they did for fundraisers, we adults would have given up and said: "Well, they don't want it, so why are we here?" So it's not who did more. They did what they're supposed to do. We did what we're supposed to do. And I think by them doing what they did, I think they're the heart and soul of the whole project. Jordan talking at the ceremony: I just want to say that I think the kids did a great job with sticking to it and everything, but I think the kids have more of a reason, the skaters and bikers and bladers, we had a cause to get this because we wanted to stay off the streets basically. But I think it was Tony, Wilbor, Tracy and Tom that really did all of the work and they don't even skate or anything. But they helped us out with grants and I'm really more proud of them than they should be of me. Tracy: We hope this is a lesson for these kids to take care of this. First and foremost, let them respect what is their's so they can respect what it other's. To give these kids something they need. They need areas where they can experience and play with their alternative ideas. Somewhere safe. Somewhat supervised and just for them to keep it. Maybe see it grow. I'd love to see it grow. I don't know how much more we can fit in here, but just the pride. I'll be coming back here for a long time to stand across the street and watch the kids enjoy this. And for me, that's the reward. Knowing that I did something with these kids and for these kids. And it's what they wanted. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Water Wars. The fight over Granite State groundwater. We'll hear from both sides of the debate. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Water Wars. The fight over Granite State groundwater. We'll hear from both sides of the debate. Tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. The internet has changed the landscape for research on many topics, including politics. We'll see what resources are available to voters and others in becoming more informed about the candidates. Tonight at 10:00. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:9/30/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 3:04 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a report on boys and reading. Captain Underpants is one of the new superheroes of children's popular culture. The crime fighter clad in the briefest of undergarment comes from a series of books that has captured young readers around the country. Some critics find the books crude and inappropriate. But Thomas Newkirk, a University of New Hampshire Professor, defends the Captain and others like him in a new book, Misreading Masculinity - boys, literacy and popular culture. Professor Newkirk will join us in the studio in a moment, but first we take you to Moharimet School in Madbury. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Ian\3rd Grade Student Marian Fuller\Teacher Logan\3rd Grade Student David\3rd Grade Student |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:9/30/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:59 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a rport on a new skatepark in Franklin. The project was spearheaded largely by young people. PRODUCER/REPORTER: max Pearlstein NAME OF PARTICIPANTS Jordan Urquhart\Tri Com Youth Assn Tracy Courtemanche\Tri Com Youth Assn Founder Donna Nashawaty\Franklin City Manager Tammy Valyoe\Tri Com Youth Assn Wilbor Boyd\Tri Com Youth Assn Founder |