Children will be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online under planned changes to the school curriculum.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she was launching a review of the curriculum in primary and secondary schools to embed critical thinking across multiple subjects and arm children against “putrid conspiracy theories”.

Pupils might analyse newspaper articles in English lessons in a way that would help weed out fabricated clickbait from true reporting. In computer lessons, they could be taught how to spot fake news sites and maths lessons could include analysing statistics in context.

  • breadsmasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    A bit difficult to teach critical thinking in religious schools

    Religion requires you to not have critical thinking skills at all

      • breadsmasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Just so I understand, the catholic school you attended did teach critical thinking and sex education?

        • TurtlePower@lemm.eeEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Mine did, too. Hell, I had a 4th grade teacher that taught the class how to meditate during the last 5-10 minutes of class. She would turn off the lights, have us put our heads down on our desk and would put on a CD with new age bell/chime/gong meditation music, and she would talk us through guided meditations; simple visualization and relaxation. She also taught us to stand up and speak out when we saw someone doing something bad: “You are doing the wrong thing!”

    • ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃@pawb.socialEnglish
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      3 months ago

      My evangelical school did a “classical education” and made the mistake of actually having some critical thinking after all the indoctrination. I’m a pagan leftist transgender homosexual now.