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Misconceptions in the News?

Misconceptions in the News?. By: Jennifer Caldwell, Claire Spiro, Matthew Brown October 26, 2010. Kids who get Spanked May Have Lower Iqs WebMD. Eating Candy in Childhood Linked to Adult Crime Yahoo! News. “Mothers-to-be can drink Alcohol” BBC News. What’s Going On?.

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Misconceptions in the News?

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  1. Misconceptions in the News? By: Jennifer Caldwell, Claire Spiro, Matthew Brown October 26, 2010

  2. Kids who get Spanked May Have Lower Iqs WebMD

  3. Eating Candy in Childhood Linked to Adult Crime Yahoo! News

  4. “Mothers-to-be can drink Alcohol” BBC News

  5. What’s Going On? • How are we getting our news? • Once we get it, how do we process it? • A correlation does not show causation • What is reliable? • http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20090924/kids-who-get-spanked-may-have-lower-iqs

  6. Discussion Questions • What news articles have you heard/read that you have found shocking? • How did you get this? (Headline, friend, text, etc.)

  7. Why is this important in the Classroom? • We need to teach our students to read critically • We need to be aware of how our students are getting their information • We need to be aware how parents likely get information, and use this in our newsletters. • We need to teach current events in our classroom

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