Why Learn History (When It's Already on Your Phone) by Sam Wineburg

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/132998 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why Learn History (When It's Already on Your Phone) Author: Sam Wineburg Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins Release date: 03-17-20 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 31 ratings Genres: Historiography Publisher's Summary: Let's start with two truths about our era: We are surrounded by more readily available information than ever before. And a huge percentage of it is inaccurate. Some of the bad info is well-meaning but ignorant. Some of it is deliberately deceptive. All of it is pernicious. With the internet always at our fingertips, what's a teacher of history to do? Sam Wineburg has answers, beginning with this: If we want to educate citizens who can sift through the mass of information around them and separate fact from fake, we have to work to give them the necessary critical thinking tools.