How Mister Rogers Helped Heal the Nation After September 11
During the years when Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood was on the air (1968 – 2001), Fred Rogers, better known as Mr. Rogers, often shepherd his young audience through traumatic events.
Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Rogers came out of retirement to offer guidance once more via hearty video testimonials. Although it was difficult for her to consider these public service announcements, the short promo was a balm that helped hurt the country.
Mr. Rogers was shaken by 9/11 terrorist attacks
Rogers never shies away from discussing difficult topics with Mr. Rogers’ neighbor and beyond. After the murders of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. in June 1968, the children were feeling confusion and fear. He spoke on issues such as the Iran hostage crisis in the 1970s and the Challenger shuttle explosion in 1986.
In addition, he helped children learn how to overcome intimate disadvantages such as death and divorce. Over the years he would often give advice, “When I was a boy and I used to see scary things in the news, my mother used to say to me, ‘Seek helpers. You will always find people who are helping. ‘ ”
He was a longtime part-time resident of New York City, where he bought an apartment so that he could find a place to live when he arrived for work. He was also a native of Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 crashed after passengers tried to gain control of the hijacked aircraft.
And Rogers was particularly impressed by the fact that these terrorist attacks contradicted the neighborhood and the kindness messages he had spent decades trying to convey.
Rogers taped his last show in December 2000; The final week of the original Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood episode aired in August 2001.
He was still associated with his production company after post-retirement, so his team asked him to record public service announcements about the 9/11 attacks. But in the 2018 documentary Want You Be My Neighbor ?, producer Margie Whitmer of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood said that before the promos, an upset Rogers admitted to her, “I just don’t know if these are good.”
He dispelled his doubts to create a reassuring message after 9/11
In What You Be My Neighbor ?, Whitmer explains that he encouraged Rogers to make the video, because he could reach people who needed him. Rogers finished recording four public service announcements. Although the behind-the-scenes view suggests that he seemed very depressed and uncertain before speaking, he was able to reassure in his usual calm and understanding accents.
In a video made for the post-9/11 world, Rogers announced, “No matter what our particular job is, especially in our world today, we all need to create ‘Tikkan Olam,’ K is called the repairer. ” The Hebrew word “tikkun olam” refers to actions taken to improve society, including caring for others, which was useful advice for a devastated nation.
The phrase “tikkun olam” also reflected Rogers’ ecological Libra – though he was a staunch Presbyterian minister, he was always interested in different faith traditions and philosophies.
His words demonstrated that the attacks did not destroy his faith in the neighborhood, and provided a vision to move forward in a different world.
Mr. Rogers wanted to provide guidance to both adults and children
Rogers’ subsequent 9/11 video was intended to be viewed by adults, but was his paramount concern for children. He wanted to provide guidance to adult caregivers so that they could ensure that the next generation did not panic.
Rogers also understood that young children may become more fearful and uncertain because of the recurrence of the September 11 attacks on television. A video released on the one-year anniversary of the attacks instructed adults on how to counter this possibility.
I like you the way you are. And what’s more, I am very thankful to you for helping the children.” ” Life to know that you can do everything to keep them safe. And will bring healing to many different neighborhoods to help them express their feelings.
Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Rogers came out of retirement to offer guidance once more via hearty video testimonials. Although it was difficult for her to consider these public service announcements, the short promo was a balm that helped hurt the country.
Mr. Rogers was shaken by 9/11 terrorist attacks
Rogers never shies away from discussing difficult topics with Mr. Rogers’ neighbor and beyond. After the murders of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. in June 1968, the children were feeling confusion and fear. He spoke on issues such as the Iran hostage crisis in the 1970s and the Challenger shuttle explosion in 1986.
In addition, he helped children learn how to overcome intimate disadvantages such as death and divorce. Over the years he would often give advice, “When I was a boy and I used to see scary things in the news, my mother used to say to me, ‘Seek helpers. You will always find people who are helping. ‘ ”
He was a longtime part-time resident of New York City, where he bought an apartment so that he could find a place to live when he arrived for work. He was also a native of Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 crashed after passengers tried to gain control of the hijacked aircraft.
And Rogers was particularly impressed by the fact that these terrorist attacks contradicted the neighborhood and the kindness messages he had spent decades trying to convey.
Rogers taped his last show in December 2000; The final week of the original Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood episode aired in August 2001.
He was still associated with his production company after post-retirement, so his team asked him to record public service announcements about the 9/11 attacks. But in the 2018 documentary Want You Be My Neighbor ?, producer Margie Whitmer of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood said that before the promos, an upset Rogers admitted to her, “I just don’t know if these are good.”
He dispelled his doubts to create a reassuring message after 9/11
In What You Be My Neighbor ?, Whitmer explains that he encouraged Rogers to make the video, because he could reach people who needed him. Rogers finished recording four public service announcements. Although the behind-the-scenes view suggests that he seemed very depressed and uncertain before speaking, he was able to reassure in his usual calm and understanding accents.
In a video made for the post-9/11 world, Rogers announced, “No matter what our particular job is, especially in our world today, we all need to create ‘Tikkan Olam,’ K is called the repairer. ” The Hebrew word “tikkun olam” refers to actions taken to improve society, including caring for others, which was useful advice for a devastated nation.
The phrase “tikkun olam” also reflected Rogers’ ecological Libra – though he was a staunch Presbyterian minister, he was always interested in different faith traditions and philosophies.
His words demonstrated that the attacks did not destroy his faith in the neighborhood, and provided a vision to move forward in a different world.
Mr. Rogers wanted to provide guidance to both adults and children
Rogers’ subsequent 9/11 video was intended to be viewed by adults, but was his paramount concern for children. He wanted to provide guidance to adult caregivers so that they could ensure that the next generation did not panic.
Rogers also understood that young children may become more fearful and uncertain because of the recurrence of the September 11 attacks on television. A video released on the one-year anniversary of the attacks instructed adults on how to counter this possibility.
I like you the way you are. And what’s more, I am very thankful to you for helping the children.” ” Life to know that you can do everything to keep them safe. And will bring healing to many different neighborhoods to help them express their feelings.
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