Seems like the purpose of these research papers in school got lost somewhere. They are an opportunity to develop skills and judgment, not to do important schola

Seems like the purpose of these research papers in school got lost somewhere. They are an opportunity to develop skills and judgment, not to do important scholarly work. By saying "don't use Wikipedia" they are missing an opportunity to teach kids how to find and vet resources. Wikipedia does have a ton of issues: as do, evidently, some of the top peer-reviewed journals in the world. So, the provenance of a citation is not enough, and focusing on it is beside the point. The skill schools should be teaching is how to sift the wheat from the chaff, since that will be more valuable later on.