This morning, news broke that the Germanwings plane that went down Tuesday in the French Alps "most likely" was brought down deliberatley by the co-pilot. We see this as a prime example of the nature of provisional truth. As such, we've provided some updated materials to our Truth and Verification lesson that refer to this case study. We also want to invite you to discuss and share what news sources and what resources you might be using to discuss this story with your students. Please reply with weblinks to stories, or feel free to share files such as videos, photos, or screenshots in our shared Google Drive folder. Links to each follow below.
This morning, news broke that the Germanwings plane that went down Tuesday in the French Alps "most likely" was brought down deliberatley by the co-pilot. We see this as a prime example of the nature of provisional truth. As such, we've provided some updated materials to our Truth and Verification lesson that refer to this case study. We also want to invite you to discuss and share what news sources and what resources you might be using to discuss this story with your students. Please reply with weblinks to stories, or feel free to share files such as videos, photos, or screenshots in our shared Google Drive folder. Links to each follow below.
To start, here's a link to the New York Times' Live updates blog on the situation