"Wikipedia: Reliable or Unreliable?"
When we do a any kind or research, one of the first things we do is search for information on the internet via search engines. On the top of this list that the search engine gives us is a link for wikipedia. Sometimes people take for granted that what they find on the internet is absolutely true. Anybody can put soemthing the internet but, that doesn't make it true. Wikipedia is not the exception.
Anyone can change the articles found on wikipedia. This fact alone doesn't make a concrete source. It is definitely not one that should be used for any academic writings. Companies and corporation has been found to change the information in the articles to enhance the view the public has on them. A chemical company deleting a portion of an article about controversial environmental hazards is a very good example. This makes the articles that we find on wikipedia well...biased. How are we suppose to weigh the the good and the bad, then make our own decisions, when we don't have all the facts. Big business isn't the only ones who do this, celebrities do it as well and any party of interest. So, is wikipedia a reliable source of information? If you ask me, I say, no.
"What I've learned from this year"
This post was a good one from a first year teacher. For me, I enjoyed it because it let's us know first hand what to experience on our first year as teachers. We have to flexible. Not everything is going to go just right. We also have to be willing to learn new things. We can't afford to. As times change, we don't want to be stuck teaching in old-fashioned ways. So, we have to be innovative and see technology as tool. I liked this post. Because I am not teacher yet, I am taking all the advice I can get. This post offers some good advice.
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I would have to agree with you about Wikipedia. Even though it is the first thing that pops up when searching on the Internet, anyone can change articles. You never know if you are reading fact or fiction when reading Wikipedia articles.
ReplyDeleteThe article, "What I learned from this year" was very interesting. It was great to hear the experience of a first year teacher because that will be us shortly!
Zak,
ReplyDeleteYou make a good point about being able to flow with the punches and learning how to adapt as a teacher. There are so many things that can change your plans and you have to be able to work with them and make it into something positive.