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The Illiterates of the 21st Century
The fact is, that many of those working in education, in politics, in the civil service are the equivalent of modern day illiterates. Without understanding how to read and write on the web, there is no other way, really, to describe this state of being. This is why media literacy teaching and learning need to be the top of every school's literacy strategy. Reading and writing is about more than pen and paper these days.

The dangers and fears employed by many Local Authorities and senior school managers to continue to block and filter social media sites are nearly always unfounded, that is, when media literacy is also taking centre stage in the priorities of the school's curriculum. Saying that a photo-sharing site is unsuitable because naked ladies appear when you type 'naked' is simply not a reason to block a site. It's like banning young people from any newsagents because they might glance up and spot the latest edition of FHM or Loaded: disproportionate, reactionary.

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