[–] JohnPaulJones 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
1984? May be a bit young
[–] Awisegrasshopper [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Thank you. To young I would think.
[–] 9395183? 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago (edited ago)
The way my dad taught me was by getting different newspapers and a highlighter. He would read articles and then highlight the slants and points of interest. After a year of so of this I was given the highlighter and told to highlight what the sentences where they were trying to influence the reader. Edit: we did this every single morning.
[–] Awisegrasshopper [S] ago
That's interesting. Can I ask what age this occurred ?
[–] 9396437? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It started pretty young around eight years old. It started with just pointing out the differences in the same headline stories throughout the different papers. At that time, newspapers had just begun leaving out the race of black perpetrators so he'd get me to pay attention to that. He would ask me to look at the name of the reporter and then he'd ask me the origin of the name. I knew the difference between 'berg and 'burg from a young age.
[–] 1Sorry_SOB 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
No wonder you turned out well.
[–] 1Sorry_SOB 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Just kill your television and don't go to movies. Problem solved.
[–] spacetoast ago
Yeah! Throw that sucker into Ned's Atomic Dustbin!
[–] Awisegrasshopper [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Ty. That's what I tell them. It's not a popular idea in my house. I have better luck educating them and allowing them to decide. One kids hit double digits in age it's gets increasingly difficult to "make" them do anything.
[–] 1Sorry_SOB 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Be subtle. They'll learn by take small cues from you. Teenagers can figure a LOT out by themselves.