Should
Wikipedia be forbidden in students Social Studies research? P.344
I think that
Wikipedia should not be forbidden, but instead, not allowed to reference. I
think Wikipedia is a great place to start to gain some easy and simple knowledge
on the subject you are researching.
If students
are doing a project, they need to reference dictionaries, encyclopedias, and
books about the subject. Seeing as how anyone can change the information on
wiki, makes it unreliable to cite. I mean following Tim Howard’s brilliant
performance against Belgium, someone briefly changed the Wikipedia entry for
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, to him and it was brilliant!
There are
plenty of articles on Wikipedia, which is why it is always a great place to
start. But before you argue those facts, or cite them, make sure they are
correct.
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