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Sunday, March 26, 2006It's true that relying only on Google can lead to some erroneous information. For example, searching for "colon parasites" serves up lots of information about colon cleansing. You have to be able to sort the wheat from the posted by Sydney on 3/26/2006 10:13:00 AM 6 comments 6 Comments:
"I would hope schools are teaching students to think critically."
I forget sometimes, that a lot of schools are sadly lacking. My kids happen to go to a good public school system, even though it isn't a particularly rich one. The school system's achievement score tests aren't as high as neighboring, wealthier community public schools, but the kids are taught to think critically.
I think you meant "separate the w By 8:07 PM , at
Dangers of internet information and most people can't differentiate which is hoax. I read everyday and subscribe to RSS feeds from 'reliable sources' but I still get heaps of rubbish and sometimes fall for it. By 9:10 PM , at
Anonymous, I thought he meant shaft :D as in what you get in your colon if you asscribe to all that nonsense :D By 8:03 AM , at
Like when my mother told me to look up a word I was unfamiliar with rather than her just telling me the meaning, I suspect that the instantaneous gratification offered by google has a similar effect in academic practice and general knowledge-building. It may not yet have been proven but I am convinced the act of reading from a page instead of a screen leads to better retention. Perhaps it is the ease of flipping between screens without fully allowing the information on each to sink in. Maybe it is the radiation from the screen, who knows? If I really want to learn anything from the web I have to spend a considerable amount of time first finding truly useful information, a task that has merits in and of itself as this allows for the development of critical searching skills. Then, I find that notes are an absolute necessity for transcribing web info, whereas reading and underlining is usually sufficient with texts. Plus, it is just so much more satisfying holding a book, always at hand, ready for revisiting; bookmarking a webpage just isn't the same. By 7:24 PM , at |
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