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California Schools Will Require Students to Learn to ID Fake News, Misinformation | KQED (www.kqed.org)

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Pushing back against the surge of misinformation online, California will now require all K-12 students to learn media literacy skills — such as recognizing fake news and thinking critically about what they encounter on the internet.

Gov. Gavin Newsom last month signed Assembly Bill 873, which requires the state to add media literacy to curriculum frameworks for English language arts, science, math and history-social studies, rolling out gradually beginning next year. Instead of a stand-alone class, the topic will be woven into existing classes and lessons throughout the school year.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not a teacher, but I've worked with 14-15 years olds to learn them critical thinking, the scientific principles and about humanism. Not one of them could distinguish between a opnion piece and reporting

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And after your teaching them the difference? How many could differentiate then?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think I'd rather not know the answer.