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A Public School in California (where else?) decided to ask 8th Graders (EIGHTH GRADERS?!?!) (edge: edited for correction) to write a paper on whether they thought the Holocaust actually happened or whether it was just a put-on designed to garner sympathy and favor for Jews.
They were shocked when the assignment didn't go over real well with Parents. Imagine that
There are actions taking place just under the radar of the Public Eye that you don't know about.... But should.
You won't, though. Not if the DISGUSTING FILTH in the LSM has any say in it. You'll stay in the dark the rest of your lives and be spoon-fed the pablum that the LSM wants you to have. Nothing more.
Because, you know -- You're stupid. And they have to protect you from yourself and make decisions for you and tell you what to think and how to vote and.....
Patterico's Pontifications » Wait Until You See What the L.A. Times Thinks ?Multiple Credible Sources? Are
Wait Until You See What the L.A. Times Thinks “Multiple Credible Sources” Are
Let’s hear from the L.A. Times:
That is rich. Wait until you read, in a story from local news station KTLA, what those “multiple, credible sources” are.
Ladies and gentlemen, I think we just discovered the root of the journalistic problem at the Los Angeles Times. When they base one of their stories on “multiple credible sources” they mean a collection of crackpots and random generalist Internet sites, including ones that rely one sites editable by anyone.
As Ed Morrissey aptly notes: “Really? Why not add Wikipedia in there, too? If the school wanted to teach critical thinking, why not start by teaching students to look for primary sources?”
Unlike many, I have mixed feelings about this assignment. In an ideal world of school competition, no subject should be off-limits for critical thinking — and, done correctly, this could be a smashing assignment. You get students to look at these sites, write their essays, and then hit them over the head with the facts. As Instapundit notes:
Yup. So what you do is, you let the kids do their research and write their papers. Then you tell them in no uncertain terms that this happened. That it was well documented. That the documentation was done for a reason: because we knew there would always be crackpots like that Internet page we showed you.
It would teach kids about the dangers of relying on random bullshit from the Internet. And that is an absolutely critical skill these days. One that L.A. Times reporters have not absorbed.
Here’s the problem. In a world where we get to choose our children’s schools, I could get behind an assignment like that, because I could have control over whether it’s done right — and if it’s not, I can go to the competition.
But I don’t trust government-run schools, with their allegiance to Common Core and all the rest, to do it right. And this story shows why.
Edge:
You need to pay attention to what your kids are being taught in school, people.
But don't be surprised if you get arrested for objecting to it
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsbS9JD7Pvw]Raw video: Man arrested at Gilford school board meeting - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HC2LPu8wHQ]PART 1 - Gilford NH Parent arrested for violating 2-minute speaking rule at school board meeting - YouTube[/ame]
You're next.
Your children aren't yours, they're the government's
They were shocked when the assignment didn't go over real well with Parents. Imagine that
There are actions taking place just under the radar of the Public Eye that you don't know about.... But should.
You won't, though. Not if the DISGUSTING FILTH in the LSM has any say in it. You'll stay in the dark the rest of your lives and be spoon-fed the pablum that the LSM wants you to have. Nothing more.
Because, you know -- You're stupid. And they have to protect you from yourself and make decisions for you and tell you what to think and how to vote and.....
Patterico's Pontifications » Wait Until You See What the L.A. Times Thinks ?Multiple Credible Sources? Are
Wait Until You See What the L.A. Times Thinks “Multiple Credible Sources” Are
Let’s hear from the L.A. Times:
That is rich. Wait until you read, in a story from local news station KTLA, what those “multiple, credible sources” are.
Ladies and gentlemen, I think we just discovered the root of the journalistic problem at the Los Angeles Times. When they base one of their stories on “multiple credible sources” they mean a collection of crackpots and random generalist Internet sites, including ones that rely one sites editable by anyone.
As Ed Morrissey aptly notes: “Really? Why not add Wikipedia in there, too? If the school wanted to teach critical thinking, why not start by teaching students to look for primary sources?”
Unlike many, I have mixed feelings about this assignment. In an ideal world of school competition, no subject should be off-limits for critical thinking — and, done correctly, this could be a smashing assignment. You get students to look at these sites, write their essays, and then hit them over the head with the facts. As Instapundit notes:
Yup. So what you do is, you let the kids do their research and write their papers. Then you tell them in no uncertain terms that this happened. That it was well documented. That the documentation was done for a reason: because we knew there would always be crackpots like that Internet page we showed you.
It would teach kids about the dangers of relying on random bullshit from the Internet. And that is an absolutely critical skill these days. One that L.A. Times reporters have not absorbed.
Here’s the problem. In a world where we get to choose our children’s schools, I could get behind an assignment like that, because I could have control over whether it’s done right — and if it’s not, I can go to the competition.
But I don’t trust government-run schools, with their allegiance to Common Core and all the rest, to do it right. And this story shows why.
Edge:
You need to pay attention to what your kids are being taught in school, people.
But don't be surprised if you get arrested for objecting to it
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsbS9JD7Pvw]Raw video: Man arrested at Gilford school board meeting - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HC2LPu8wHQ]PART 1 - Gilford NH Parent arrested for violating 2-minute speaking rule at school board meeting - YouTube[/ame]
You're next.
Your children aren't yours, they're the government's
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