Finland has been ranked a world leader in media literacy for years. Children as young as kindergarten age are being taught to handle the disinformation they will encounter online. We talked to Kari Kivinen, the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) education outreach expert. A former headmaster in Helsinki, he has contributed to shaping Finland’s media literacy education.
We should all be following their example quickly. Interestingly, they say this in the article:
What we have done can’t easily be replicated in other countries, but the EU targets can serve as a guideline.
I’m not sure exactly why they’re saying that it’s hard to replicate what they’ve done - although considering how smart they are with infrastructure and education in their society, they might be talking about the amount of time and consensus it takes to achieve that.
Its hard to replicate because it requires a shift in culture of multiple generations. The simple fact is Americans dont trust government or institutions and they are actively ignorant on most subjects and will not agree on anything.
We should all be following their example quickly. Interestingly, they say this in the article:
I’m not sure exactly why they’re saying that it’s hard to replicate what they’ve done - although considering how smart they are with infrastructure and education in their society, they might be talking about the amount of time and consensus it takes to achieve that.
Its hard to replicate because it requires a shift in culture of multiple generations. The simple fact is Americans dont trust government or institutions and they are actively ignorant on most subjects and will not agree on anything.