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		aselzer on Dec 8, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Teens can't tell the difference between Google ads... Instead of teaching you how to analyze old poetry or memorize facts that never enter long-term memory, schools should make you aware of manipulative marketing/sales tactics and how to recognize advertisements.

germinalphrase on Dec 8, 2015 [–]

With my students, I do both poetry and manipulative rhetoric (marketing, politics, etc.); they are less exclusive than you may think.

knughit on Dec 8, 2015 | [–]

You are a rare gem, like my teacher who taught us to play the WFF-and-Proof nerd-game "Propaganda"

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