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> Why were schools using unvetted materials in the first place!? Maybe to train the kids in vetting materials themselves? Seems like an important skill. It's i
by amadeuspagel 3y ago
> Why were schools using unvetted materials in the first place!?
Maybe to train the kids in vetting materials themselves? Seems like an important skill. It's incredible that in school you're never confronted two contradictory sources of information and have to decide which is right.
- paddim8 3y agoYes, that's it. They talk a lot about how to find reliable sources, because they know students are going to look on the internet either way.
- Symbiote 3y agoThe main point of my history lessons at school was looking at different sources (primary, secondary etc) and assessing them for bias. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6gv6v4/articles/zxqssk7 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6gv6v4/articles/zxqss... (for age 11-14, not sure exactly which year this page is aimed at).