As teenagers increasingly get their news from social media, teaching about the Israel-Hamas war can be difficult amid a sea of misinformation.
As Israel continues its assault on the Gaza Strip , teachers in the U.S. are faced with the challenge of educating their students about the region.Stewart Parker, an AP human geography teacher at Florida 's Winter Park Ninth Grade Center, is tasked with teaching freshmen the history of one of the world's most enduring conflicts, and helping them separate fact from fiction.
'Especially in the Gaza Strip, I saw, like, images and videos of ambulances rushing kids younger than me out,' said ninth grader Grace Caron.She and other classmates are left to scroll through an avalanche of information — some of it inaccurate.Riley Derrick, also a freshman, said the mis- and disinformation is unavoidable.The Anti-Defamation League said 70% of participants in a recent study reported seeing misinformation or hate related to the conflict while on social media.
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