The importance of practical media education in schools

International students discuss the topic with TERA FM

Mature media consumption is essential for a functioning democracy. In times of YouTube and TikTok this is not self evident and probably has never been. Schools often are the only possibility to build awareness and create an understanding how media works. Trust in so called “established media” is declining, not realising that the “replacement” on internet channels is very often far worse and without any ethical codex to control it. Finding the truth is a difficult task and the most dangerous ones are the ones who think they found it.

Und so ist es eben. Bildung finden wir gut. Und Bildung bewegt. Und wir wollen Bildung bewegen. Und deshalb bewegt uns vieles. Was uns bewegt? Inklusion. Globalisierung. Menschenrechte. Ernährung. Politik. Neue Ideen. Alte Ideen. Junge Leute. Alte Leute. Denn all das macht Schule aus. Macht Bildung aus. Macht uns aus. Und uns macht das was aus.