Recent studies have shown teens are more susceptible than adults. It’s a problem researchers, teachers and parents are only beginning to understand.

They’ve grown up online. So why are our kids not better at detecting misinformation?::Recent studies have shown teens are more susceptible than adults. It’s a problem researchers, teachers and parents are only beginning to understand.

    • audiomodder@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      1 year ago

      This isn’t helped by the fact that in many school districts it isn’t possible to hold a child back. We literally have students entering high school that haven’t done anything since 3rd grade but have been advanced to the next grade anyways. Then we get surprised Pikachu face when they can’t do the things they need to graduate.

      That actually ignores the whole “make up credit” classes where answers to every question are literally a google search away.

      I literally had a student in one of my math classes who pasted a “couldn’t find results for…” as an answer to a homework question because they had mistyped the question.

      • Chriszz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Curious: What is the root cause of students/less intelligent people like this? Poor upbringing? Genetics? Effort? Somewhere down the line there’s a cause.

        • audiomodder@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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          1 year ago

          There’s no motivation to do the work. Students that work hard get a diploma. Students that don’t do anything…still get a diploma.

          We have students who can barely read and can’t do basic math, but they still get a diploma. Why do work for the same result?