News Literacy courses in public schools: part 1 - Which party spreads more fake news?

Hey guys. I recently started a two part series on the importance of teaching News Literacy in public schools, and in the first part, I wanted to hop out of the echo chamber and see what the data actually said about which party spreads more misinformation.

Not surprisingly, Republicans are lying their fucking asses off compared to Democrats. It's not that Democrats don't spread misinformation either, but they seem to do it way less frequently than Republicans.

What really annoys me though is how there is even a debate on the threat of misinformation in America. For example, Duncan Watts is one of the biggest voices in this regard, even getting published in Nature. He basically makes the point that only a small % of the total content consumed on social media is misinformation, around 1%, so we shouldn't obsess over a problem that isn't there.

The massive flaw in this argument though is how narrow his definition of misinformation is. For example, InfoWars, Real Raw News. The sites that you would have to be a monkey to not see through. However, if you include mainstream media in that definition, then the reach of misinformation is massive. Particularly Fox News. Put them in the equation, and the reach of misinformation in America on a daily basis jumps from 1% to at least 30%.

Curious to know your thoughts on this. Thanks.

Submitted February 17, 2026 at 07:05AM by holmess2013 https://ift.tt/USHqDJF

Surviving Homeschool

ok so I'm 15 turning 16 in may, I'm currently in 10th grade and I haven't been to public school since 4th grade the age of 9, I did online school from 4th grade to 6th until being Homeschooled from 7th up until now. I'm supposed to be going back to school in August for 11th grade, but is it actually too late? Have I missed out on too much?, I don't feel like Im on a high school level I feel behind & it makes me depressed to know how much I've missed out on in 6 years😕so any advice from anyone being honest?

Submitted February 17, 2026 at 05:52AM by Both-Cow-1525 https://ift.tt/ZGTcEwm

Looking to collaborate with education websites (.edu / .org) content exchange & resources

Hey everyone

I’m working with a small team focused on education-based content (study resources, learning guides, academic tools, etc.), and we’re looking to collaborate with education-focused websites especially .edu, .org, or high-quality .com domains (DA 30+).

We’re not looking for spammy link drops. Instead, we’re interested in:

• Guest articles backed by research
• Resource page mentions (where genuinely useful)
• Content collaborations (guides, tools, or data-driven posts)

What we offer:

• Access to trusted, well-established websites
• A focus on long-term collaboration, not one-time links
• Willingness to grow together as future content partners

If you manage or contribute to an education site and are open to ethical, long-term collaboration, feel free to comment or DM. Happy to exchange samples and ideas first.

Submitted February 17, 2026 at 04:17AM by Ok_Hall2123 https://ift.tt/y7R3dcY

If you could rearrange how education works in America, what kinds of changes would you implement? A lot of folks seem to want something different in place of what we have but find it hard to articulate specifics. Please identify a problem 'and' a solution.

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Submitted February 16, 2026 at 05:29PM by cherry-care-bear https://ift.tt/2vEwckn

Internships in EdTech or Curriculum Design

Hi everyone. I’m a sophomore majoring in math and education with data science minor. I have some experiences doing research in education and analyzing data, and I’m looking for internships that focus on content design in education (games, LMS, summer schools, etc.). Every internship in education I could find so far was only about tutoring/TA-related, but I’d love to something like researching, designing, and testing educational products. Please recommend me somewhere that offers such internships, I would very much appreciate it!

Submitted February 16, 2026 at 12:56PM by Dumb_ling https://ift.tt/Vjw8Gon

In a world of AI and free information like Wikipedia, we need to take another look at how higher education is set up

So much of higher education being force fed information you can find online, and then being able to memorize that information and regurgitate it on exams. It worked 200 years ago when access to information was difficult when you’re learning something and when you’re applying it as well.

But the world changed at a rapid pace. Anything you can learn from a textbook, you can also read about online. If something doesn’t make sense, there are hundreds of videos on youtube explaining exactly what didn’t make sense to you instead of a professor explaining vague details to hundreds of students at once.

The world changed, but education didn’t. We still follow the same archaic process from hundreds of years ago and don’t utilize the advances in technology to make education more effective.

Instead of strict schedules and forced attendance to classes where a lecturer just reads bolded lines from the textbook to hundreds of students at once, we need to embrace the new methodology. Define exams for each class and let kids learn on their own. Give them guidance on what they need to learn. But also give them a chance to learn as much as they can on their own and THEN get a human professor involved. Make interactions between professors and students personal, even if short. A student should come to a professor with pointed questions about what they don’t understand instead of a professor repeating information to a large group that they could have read up on.

This whole thing needs a new approach.

Submitted February 16, 2026 at 12:27PM by Patient_Air1765 https://ift.tt/sMeIKBd

STEM, ABM, and HUMMS? What do I take?

For context, I am a 15-year-old grade 10 student who is totally clueless about what they are going to pursue. I want to be financially successful and financially stable… but I also want to pursue my passions. Growing up, I’ve always been interested in studying animals, plant life, prehistoric creatures, and how they interact with one another. I even wanted to be a paleontologist for a very long time… or even an ecologist—since I was so interested and fascinated by how everything interacted… And then around when I was in 6th to 8th grade, my interests began to shift more into the humanities. I was interested in history, philosophies/beliefs, how humanity and civilizations came to be… and the differences of everyone and how they were brought up and how they interacted and what happened for them to react that way… And now I’m interested in business because… welll… it’s the most practical thing I can do… but I don’t want to be a corporate slave… and I know I have it in me to find a way to thrive—but I know the corporate and business track would probably make me financially secure but emotionally exhausted and repressed. So… for the older folks there… what is your advice or like question?

Submitted February 16, 2026 at 05:06AM by 0riworks https://ift.tt/iuYJanE