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Article: Selections from 'Mapping the Media: A Media Literacy Guidebook.
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- ETC.: A Review of General Semantics
- Article date:
- December 22, 1997
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Introduction
Media literacy has begun to blossom in American education. However, its development lags behind that in other countries. Critical thinking has become more established in mainstream education, yet it also continues to prompt some controversy.
This guidebook, Mapping the Media, combines media literacy and critical thinking in a practical manner that is compatible with more conventional curriculum. As you use it, your students will achieve a better ability to critically evaluate information provided by media and other sources.
When certain approaches in education are labeled "revolutionary" or "radical," we see both positive and negative ...