If the new generations are getting most of their content online, they should be taught to distinguish between real and fake news.
If the new generations are getting most of their content online, they should be taught to distinguish between real and fake news. Teachers have noticed a clear decline in reading...
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If the new generations are getting most of their content online, they should be taught to distinguish between real and fake news.
Teachers have noticed a clear decline in reading comprehension skills, a trend attributed to students spending less time with books and more time with games and watching videos.
With poorer reading skills and shorter attention spans, students are more vulnerable to believing fake news or not having enough knowledge about topics to identify misleading or wrong information.
In Finland, media literacy is part of the national core curriculum, starting in preschool. Teachers are given discretion over how to implement lessons and are tasked with helping students identify false information.
For example, teachers in Finland tasked students with editing their own videos and photos to see how easy it was to manipulate information.They also searched words like “vaccination” and discussed how search algorithms worked and why the first results might not always be the most reliable.
Scandinavian countries have some of the most advanced education systems, but I wonder if this kind of curriculum would ever find its way to developing countries where fake news spreads like fire and can cause serious harms in the communities. 🤔
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