Future citizens will likely struggle to make
informed decisions without instruction in media
literacy.
Which selection from the article BEST supports
the statement above?
"I don't think it's a partisan issue to
appreciate the importance of good
information and the teaching of tools for
navigating the information environment."
said Hans Zeiger.
Advocates say elementary and high school
education has not kept pace with rapid
changes in technology.
For years, they have pushed schools to
include media literacy lessons as they teach
government language arts, science and
other subjects. This would include the ability
to evaluate where information comes from.
The events around it highlighted how even
many adults can be fooled by false and
misleading content written by sources that
are looking to push a particular point of
view.
