The Need for Civic Online Reasoning

A new article in Forbes highlights research conducted by the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) on how people struggle to sort fact from fiction on the internet and shares SHEG's recommendations for improving students' fact-checking skills. As SHEG faculty advisor Sam Wineburg argues, “On every question we face as citizens—to raise the minimum wage, to legalize marijuana, to tax sugary drinks, to abolish private prisons, you name it—sham sources jostle for our attention right next to trustworthy ones. Failing to teach kids the difference is educational negligence.” Read the article to learn more about the problem, as well as potential solutions, and access our free Civic Online Reasoning curriculum at cor.inquirygroup.org.