News literary needed for democracy
The commentaries last Sunday by TFP Editor Alison Gerber and Hamilton County Schools teacher Anthony Goad are beyond price! News literacy can help to forestall a lot of confusion caused by misinformation, deliberate or contingent on carelessly passing along unsubstantial material. An informed citizenry is sine qua non for a society that provides a broad base of benefit; one that can be inclusive; minimizing the type of control sometimes desired by power-hungry forces driven by fear or self-serving motives.
The type of citizen produced by teachers who care to instill a spirit of growth and searching for truth may be thought dangerous by some, but will procure wide and long-lasting benefit. Witch hunts may bring quite a stir, but history is littered with examples of the trails of terror they have often left behind.
Richard and Martha Burns
Cleveland, Tenn.