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In Education Week, NLP provides teachers with guidance for students on avoiding conspiracies   

NLP in the News

In an Education Week article, Pamela Brunskill, Senior Director of Education Design at NLP, offered advice for teachers to help their students avoid conspiracy theories that swirled after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. 

She explained the importance of seeking out credible news and information sources, saying: “That’s one of the biggest habits I think we need to break, allowing social media to feed you the information instead of controlling what you see.” 

Read the full piece here. 

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