The Cost of Compromise (27)
Series: Genesis
Robert Dawson
Genesis 19
When I was growing up, mom and dad subscribed to a monthly children's magazine for us called Highlights. It was first published in 1946, and no I am not old enough to have received its first publication, but it was still around in the 70s when I was a young child. I was surprised, when I googled it this week, to discover that it is still in publication.
• The magazine had short stories and articles that were of interest to children.
• They published pictures that other children had drawn, and they also printed jokes other kids had written or submitted.
• It had puzzles and activities that encouraged problem solving skills.
• My personal favorite was the Hidden Pictures page. You have a big picture and inside that picture you had to find hidden items.
Highlights also had a comic strip designed to help teach children good behavior. It featured two boys, who were the title characters for the strip, Goofus and Gallant.
• One served as a model of what to do and how to act, the other served as an example of what not to do and how not to act. I'm sure you can already tell who served as a model for what.
• It would be things like:
o Goofus bosses his friends. Gallant asks, ''What do you want to do next?''
o Goofus takes the last apple. Gallant shares his orange.
o Goofus runs with scissors pointing up. Gallant walks with scissors pointing down.
You were to contrast the two boys' behavior and recognize which boy's actions we should emulate. Did you want to be a Goofus? Or did you want to be a Gallant? Goofus did such mean and stupid things, no one wanted to be a Goofus. Gallant was noble, kind, and well-liked by all, everyone wanted to be Gallant.
Their stories were meant to encourage good behavior and discourage bad behavior. They served as what we would call a type and anti-type.
In the Bible we see the same device used to help us choose the way of life that is good, and Go ...
Series: Genesis
Robert Dawson
Genesis 19
When I was growing up, mom and dad subscribed to a monthly children's magazine for us called Highlights. It was first published in 1946, and no I am not old enough to have received its first publication, but it was still around in the 70s when I was a young child. I was surprised, when I googled it this week, to discover that it is still in publication.
• The magazine had short stories and articles that were of interest to children.
• They published pictures that other children had drawn, and they also printed jokes other kids had written or submitted.
• It had puzzles and activities that encouraged problem solving skills.
• My personal favorite was the Hidden Pictures page. You have a big picture and inside that picture you had to find hidden items.
Highlights also had a comic strip designed to help teach children good behavior. It featured two boys, who were the title characters for the strip, Goofus and Gallant.
• One served as a model of what to do and how to act, the other served as an example of what not to do and how not to act. I'm sure you can already tell who served as a model for what.
• It would be things like:
o Goofus bosses his friends. Gallant asks, ''What do you want to do next?''
o Goofus takes the last apple. Gallant shares his orange.
o Goofus runs with scissors pointing up. Gallant walks with scissors pointing down.
You were to contrast the two boys' behavior and recognize which boy's actions we should emulate. Did you want to be a Goofus? Or did you want to be a Gallant? Goofus did such mean and stupid things, no one wanted to be a Goofus. Gallant was noble, kind, and well-liked by all, everyone wanted to be Gallant.
Their stories were meant to encourage good behavior and discourage bad behavior. They served as what we would call a type and anti-type.
In the Bible we see the same device used to help us choose the way of life that is good, and Go ...
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