You Heard What?!?!?!?

It was really interesting to learn that over 65% of people get their information off of social media. I go on facebook a lot, and seeing a lot of the comments on science pages that don't have a lot of evidence to back up their claims, I see this in action a lot. The CDC posted an article about vaccination and why its important. 3 hours after they posted it, more than 75% of the comments were from the anti-vax movement. There were pro-vax people arguing, but no one was citing sources so it became an opinion war.

It is important to make sure that as students progress through high school, they are learning how to validate information for themselves. I would argue that students are learning more things on the internet, than from their teacher and/or textbook. They need to be able to research information to make sure it makes sense. If I believed everything I read on the internet, let's just say it wouldn't turn out well.

As a future science teacher, I'm dedicated to making sure that if a student makes a claim, they can back it up with a credible source. It's up to the person making the claim to provide evidence, and everyone can get better at backing up their assertions.