This fifth-grade teacher taught his students to identify fake news, knowing that it was important for them to be able to recognize verified information in an ever-increasing world of fabricated journalism.
What he came to be surprised by, and proud of, was his students’ interest in using their new skills to fact-check him.
I was determined to change the way I help my students critically analyze the information they were finding on the internet.
Read his story at Vox.
Image courtesy of Vox.
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