[Gr 9-11] Fibs, Lies, and Statistics

Class Schedule* Mon & Fri 2 weeks, 2 times a week 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (EST) * The program will be automatically canceled if less than 3 students signed up for the program. (Subject to full tuition refund) Course Description This class aims to help students develop critical thinking and data literacy skills. We will use The New York Times as a framework for intensive discussion and interpretation of data and statistics. The teacher will assign articles related to current events for students to read and critically analyze. We will learn how to look at data in the news with a critical eye. Students will build statistical literacy skills, compare and contrast aspects of graphs, and be challenged to look critically at data in the news. Key Lessons Through this intensive analytical practice, students will learn: how data is used (and misused) in the news to develop skills to determine the accuracy and relevance of any given data to critically assess both the intent behin