Children to be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online
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Education secretary launches review of curriculum in primary and secondary schools in England aimed at teaching critical thinking

Children will be taught how to spot extremist content and misinformation online under planned changes to the school curriculum, the education secretary said.

Bridget Phillipson said she was launching a review of the curriculum in primary and secondary schools to embed critical thinking across multiple subjects and arm children against “putrid conspiracy theories”.

One example may include pupils analysing newspaper articles in English lessons in a way that would help differentiate fabricated stories from true reporting.

In computer lessons, they could be taught how to spot fake news websites by their design, and maths lessons may include analysing statistics in context.

    • Zachariah@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      All information has a bias, so teach that it all has a bias and ways to figure out the biases. Also include that we all have biases in everything we think.

    • Blizzard@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      4 months ago

      hopefully it doesn’t come with any political bias built in

      They would never do that! /s

      • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        I also often ask folks to list one article or outlet that is “strictly fact based” and neutral.

        And even if somebody manages to find an article they think is “strictly fact based and netural,” the question then becomes “why did the news agency decide to cover that topic instead of some other topic?” The choice of what to talk about is just as subject to bias as the choice of what to say about it is.

      • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Reality has a well-known left-wing bias.

        That’s why the right’s only solution is to wage a war on reality.