News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach News Literacy. Parent comment

Re:Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach Ne... by wolverine876 on Friday August 13, 2021 @09:44AM (#28168735)
> This is my pet peeve!

I'm confused: Isn't this a very common narrative, especially among a certain political group?

> Underlining story: there is so much need for critical thinking in our schools!!!

That is the solution IMHO and IME: Teach critical thinking, not who is right or wrong. That's what my teachers did almost universally, what other teachers I know of did, and what seems to me is happening in this class.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach Ne... by nickthemagicman on Friday August 13, 2021 @10:35AM (#28169394)
>I'm confused: Isn't this a very common narrative, especially among a certain political group.

It's common for both political groups...

The people who don't think their political group distorts the truth are a prime target for this class.

[ Parent | on HN ]