UFU 2020

    You can start when children are very young, said Kari Kivinen. In fact, you should: “Fairytales work well. Take the wily fox who always cheats the other animals with his sly words. That’s not a bad metaphor for a certain kind of politician, is it?” With democracies around the world threatened by the seemingly unstoppable onslaught of false information, Finland – recently rated Europe’s most resistant nation to fake news – takes the fight seriously enough to teach it in primary school.

    In secondary schools, such as the state-run college in Helsinki where Kivinen is head teacher, multiplatform information literacy and strong critical thinking have become a core, cross-subject component of a national curriculum that was introduced in 2016. In maths lessons, Kivinen’s pupils learn how easy it is to lie with statistics. In art, they see how an image’s meaning can be manipulated. In history, they analyse notable propaganda campaigns, while Finnish language teachers work with them on the many ways in which words can be used to confuse, mislead and deceive.

    The goal is active, responsible citizens and voters,” Kivinen said. “Thinking critically, factchecking, interpreting and evaluating all the information you receive, wherever it appears, is crucial. We’ve made it a core part of what we teach, across all subjects.”

Jon Henley Disponível em: Acesso em: 08 fev. 2020.

    Finish education rates among the best in the world. According to the text, we can state that

I. children are taught early on how to identify fake from real news.

II. politicians in Finland are interested in more responsible voters.

III. democratic states are not threatened by the waves of fake news.

IV. the school curriculum focuses on developing critical thinkers.

V. different disciplines cover topics regarding information literacy.

    Assinale a alternativa que apresenta as afirmativas corretas.