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They’ve grown up online. So why are our kids not better at detecting misinformation?
(www.thestar.com)
this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2023
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Quality education is locked behind a very expensive paywall.
I went to a public high school in the renaissance of MySpace and Angelfire and Geocities. My Current Events class was entirely breaking down political speech and recognizing the undercurrents. World History was as much about what happened but also how the situation developed, including a stint on understanding modern journalism through the development of Yellow Journalism.
Public school can do exceptionally well if it’s actually funded like it’s supposed to be.
per 2022? A little over $58k, so definitely not bananas
I think you mostly get out of education what you put into it. You don't need a ton of resources to educate someone who is intelligent, wants to learn, and is willing to put in time and effort.
If someone doesn't care or isn't interested, more money allows for more resources to be allocated to working with that individual. More resources may improve that person's education compared to what it would have been without those resources, but it doesn't necessarily mean that their education is superior in quality relative to others because it consumed more resources.