I read an interesting article today about the lack of critical thinking and research skills with the current “net” generation.
The biggest irony was that the reporter who wrote the article, and whoever placed the copyright notice on several of the illustrations – demonstrated their lack of research skills!
Apparently the students believed a site about the ”Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus”. A brilliant site – if you want a good smile please visit, it contains some brilliant gems – including a page claiming the Belgium doesn’t exist!
Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
The newspaper article is here:
Endangered tree octopus proves students believe everything they read on Internet | Mail Online
It got me to thinking and wondering, I would love to get your thoughts about:
(I’ve had quite a few more thought but that is probably enough to get started!)
Update
The daily mail have now altered the article, I shouldn't have rang them and applied for a job as a fact checker!
The biggest irony was that the reporter who wrote the article, and whoever placed the copyright notice on several of the illustrations – demonstrated their lack of research skills!
Apparently the students believed a site about the ”Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus”. A brilliant site – if you want a good smile please visit, it contains some brilliant gems – including a page claiming the Belgium doesn’t exist!
Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
The newspaper article is here:
Endangered tree octopus proves students believe everything they read on Internet | Mail Online
It got me to thinking and wondering, I would love to get your thoughts about:
- How gullible are the general public?
- How do you develop critical thinking skills?
- What implications does this have for us (business and ethics!)
- Can we believe sources that we should be able to consider reliable (like national newspapers!)
(I’ve had quite a few more thought but that is probably enough to get started!)
Update
The daily mail have now altered the article, I shouldn't have rang them and applied for a job as a fact checker!
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