Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools

return2ozma@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools

Navarian@lemm.ee · 2 years ago

This, frankly, is an incredible move. Hopefully us Europeans take notice and consider implementing something similar.

2 years ago

hope we do not.

Imagine the most fringe right Party in your country. Now imagine they come to power. Now imagine what they would do with such a class.

Navarian@lemm.ee · 2 years ago

For what its worth, my country has had a far right party in power for the last 13 years, and I still want this.

orphiebaby@lemm.ee · 2 years ago

…Ban it? Or at least keep the name and ban the actual content. I mean, they clearly can’t teach people to think critically. They’d be asking people to scrutinize what they’re doing.

KeenFlame@feddit.nu · 2 years ago

We did this when I went to school 30 years ago