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To navigate the dangers of the web, you need critical thinking – but also critical ignoring

  • Written by Sam Wineburg, Professor of Education and (by courtesy) History, Stanford University
To navigate the dangers of the web, you need critical thinking – but also critical ignoringKids can be taught to read the web critically. Os Tartarouchos/Moment/Getty Images

The web is a treacherous place.

A website’s author may not be its author. References that confer legitimacy may have little to do with the claims they anchor. Signals of credibility like a dot-org domain can be the artful handiwork of a Washington, D.C., public...

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