Captive Audience: Advertising Invades the Classroom

I find it amazing that having a degree in marketing is seen as a desirable, white collar job for smart people, something to be proud of.

To me they are sleazy a-holes.
I understand what Hunter S Thompson meant when he said he wanted to punch a salesman, or was it kill a salesman?
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Depends on the advertising. Advertisers that sells unhealthy products like Coca-cola, Dominoes Pizza, etc should not be in the schools.

That's somewhat true aboutt the military. The average soldier gets peanuts for what they do, it's the contractors that makes the big bucks.

I don't see the problem with school advertisement. I believe that if someone wants something they will buy it, regardless of advertisements. I don't understand why they are making a big deal out of it. How I see it is, at least they aren't trying to convince younger people to drink or do drugs. They are only advertising foods, drinks, clothing, etc.. products that younger people would buy anyway, whether it be a friend showing the product to them, or even their own family members. Jessica Samaan

I don't see the problem with school advertisement. I believe that if someone wants something they will buy it, regardless of advertisements. I don't understand why they are making a big deal out of it. How I see it is, at least they aren't trying to convince younger people to drink or do drugs. They are only advertising foods, drinks, clothing, etc.. products that younger people would buy anyway, whether it be a friend showing the product to them, or even their own family members.

As I see it, kids are going to be exposed to a million advertisements a year anyway. We might as well get some money in the schools - we're going to have to teach kids to be wary of ads anyway.

I know that if I were ten years younger, there would be no way I'd be allowed to watch TV these days. I don't argue that kids who watch TV, movies, etc. see lots of ads. The problem is that kids are forced BY THE GOVERNMENT to watch third-party ads, with no way of opting out. Were I in middle school in 2009, those ads (if I had to watch them) would be one of the few ads I'd be seeing.

Kids have access to a million ads these days. If they like it, let them have it. Don't force it on us all!