As a classroom teacher I used to offer a senior elective in 'Intellectual Survival,' intended to build the skills students needed to navigate the new world of endless information. We examined how arguments were structured and supported with a special emphasis on how fallacies, errors, and shortcuts in logic and reasoning undermined seemingly convincing defenses of assertions. The class ran twice before I changed jobs to become a technology integrator but I often wish I was still teaching it as the modern world of 'fake news' provides fertile territory for analysis and the skills are more crucial than ever.
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AuthorI'm a Technology Integration Specialist supporting students and teachers in grades 7-12 at Strong Middle School and Coginchaug Regional High School. Strong and CRHS are part of Regional School District 13, serving Durham and Middlefield, Connecticut. Archives
August 2017
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