coreyjroth t1_ja08mpi wrote on February 25, 2023 at 9:37 PM

Reply to comment by FunkyChromeMedina in In push to counter misinformation, R.I. to launch public conversations to foster media literacy by rhodyjourno

It’s mind blowing. I went to public school in CT and remember teachers always stressing the importance of source credibility. Bibliographies and citations were always required and Wikipedia was never acceptable.

I also remember learning back in middle school how to determine whether a source is providing opinion or fact and if that source is credible or not.

the_gubna t1_ja47y1r wrote on February 26, 2023 at 6:50 PM

If you don’t mind me asking, what sorts of classes did you take in high school?

In my experience (as both their classmate and as a TA) the difference between AP/IB kids and everyone else coming into introductory level college classes is pretty staggering, especially when it comes to avoiding plagiarism, in text citations, using reliable sources, etc.