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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSurvey: Students rely on alt-right internet sites as credible sources for their research papers
https://theconversation.com/schools-must-equip-students-to-navigate-alt-right-websites-that-push-fake-news-97166More than 60 percent of Americas middle and high school students rely on alt-right internet sites as credible sources for their research papers. The students are using alt-right sites to write papers on topics that range from free speech and the Second Amendment to citizenship, immigration and the Holocaust.
These were among the key findings of a preliminary survey of 200 teachers I conducted recently to develop a snapshot of how common it was for middle and high school students to turn to alt-right websites.
As a researcher who specializes in teaching what is known as hard histories, including slavery, the Holocaust and other genocides, this finding is of concern, particularly as the nation approaches the one-year anniversary of the tragedy in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Instead of ignoring these sites, Id suggest teachers might do best to teach students how to critically examine the sites. In order to do that, however, teachers must know what is out there. While this is not an exhaustive list, the following six alt-right websites were most commonly cited by teachers as those that students use for their papers. They are: National Policy Institute, Radix Journal, American Renaissance, Takis Magazine and Voat.
These were among the key findings of a preliminary survey of 200 teachers I conducted recently to develop a snapshot of how common it was for middle and high school students to turn to alt-right websites.
As a researcher who specializes in teaching what is known as hard histories, including slavery, the Holocaust and other genocides, this finding is of concern, particularly as the nation approaches the one-year anniversary of the tragedy in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Instead of ignoring these sites, Id suggest teachers might do best to teach students how to critically examine the sites. In order to do that, however, teachers must know what is out there. While this is not an exhaustive list, the following six alt-right websites were most commonly cited by teachers as those that students use for their papers. They are: National Policy Institute, Radix Journal, American Renaissance, Takis Magazine and Voat.
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Survey: Students rely on alt-right internet sites as credible sources for their research papers (Original Post)
WhiskeyGrinder
Jul 2018
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TexasTowelie
(112,089 posts)1. I'm certain that anything posted on Topix is credible.
Eko
(7,281 posts)2. Interesting that their is no link to the survey
or its findings.
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)3. Sourcing should solve this problem
I sure wouldn't use DU as a source for example.