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2nd_Ave_Delilah t1_ix23x1o wrote

Reply to comment by Imaginary_Cow_6379 in Students at NYC high school get third grade-level lessons on Goldilocks by fppencollector

And you're saying they're not? This is fabricated?

Critique the assertion, not the source.

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Plane-Bee-374 t1_ix2dmhq wrote

So, if these hacks had taken a rudimentary journalism class in high school they’d know that this was an exercise to teach the kids the 5Ws.

They use the three bears or another fairytale because everyone knows the stories and it’s a good example of who, what, where, why, when and how.

We did a fair bit of text analysis of famous stories (fairy tales, the moon landing, watergate) all through high school and college as a way to learn journalistic skills- as well as writing exercises.

Also, it’s perfectly fine to critique the source as a means to evaluate the credibility of the assertion especially in cases where there is a lack of evidence.

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mechadizzy t1_ix4uhko wrote

>So, if these hacks had taken a rudimentary journalism class in high school they’d know that this was an exercise to teach the kids the 5Ws

I learned the 5Ws in sixth grade by reading The Hobbit as assigned reading material. In a school that was zoned for the projects. What is happening to public schools that high schoolers are learning the 5Ws with childrens books?

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Longjumping_Vast_797 t1_ix398qn wrote

The results speak for themselves. I actually still have my 2nd grade assignments in a box. This assignment, and the handwriting are 3rd grade level.

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Imaginary_Cow_6379 t1_ix249ie wrote

The source is paid to push this “viewpoint”. I have kids in the NYC school system and it’s disgusting how these hacks want to attack our schools because they want that charter school money.

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Infinite_Carpenter t1_ix359pz wrote

Charter schools are terrible in every way. From student outcomes, to tax payer cost, to impact on public schools. Charter schools offer few benefits and many detriments.

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IIAOPSW t1_ix3hy4i wrote

The thing about "critique the assertion not the source" is that "the cost of producing bullshit is much lower than the cost of debunking it." At some point, if you you have a particular source of assertions, and their assertions repeatedly turn out to be bullshit, its fair to stop giving the benefit of the doubt that their next assertion might not be bullshit.

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