[–] 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.
[–] 1Sorry_SOB 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
No wonder you turned out well.
[–] 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.
[–] 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.
[–] 1Sorry_SOB 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Just kill your television and don't go to movies. Problem solved.
[–] 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.
[–] CantWaitToGetAPizzaU 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
HIS DARK MATERIALS by Phillip Pullman is absolutely required reding in my opinion. It teaches you so very much.
[–] overcaffinated ago
The Series Of Unfortunate Events!
I just read them with my daughter, and the characters have continual problems with the paper that falsely reports on everything and eventually you discover they were being controlled by a shadowy group of jerks.
[–] C4H9N3O2 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
That Dr. Seuss book about Sneetches, because everyone knows that star-bellied Sneetches are the best.
[–] BeHereNow 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
I prefer Sneetches with no stars on thars, you heathen!
[–] C4H9N3O2 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
But the star-bellies have the best parties!