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[–] justhach@lemmy.world 63 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (26 children)

Because media litteracy and critical thinking are not subjects taught being taught in schools.

Inquisitive and skeptical minds do not make for good worker drones.

[–] audiomodder@lemmy.blahaj.zone 51 points 2 years ago (14 children)

I’m a teacher. This is very false. The issue is that being taught in schools and being learned in schools are completely different things. Between No Child Left Behind and IDEA, schools are being incentivized to graduate students regardless of the learning done in the school.

I know for a fact that these skills are taught in 6-8th grade social studies classes, as well as digital literacy classes. Hell, I teach 2 classes that are entirely based around critical thinking.

[–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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