Wikipedia: Ban It or Boost It?

Journal 6

Wikipedia which is regarded as an excellent research site falls short of actually legitimate research. I didn’t know until reading this that Wikipedia is not a valid source or scholarly information. Even though a lot of the information on wikipedia is very valid and legitimate. The truth of the matter is that anyone can write on anything and publish there writing. Meaning a high school student may write something on what he believes and that source will be up on wikipedia. Who knows if the source is valid, but it’s up there and it is available for anyone to see his information.

1.) How is Wikipedia good?

In one case you can use wikipedia as a great starter. Wikipedia has information on everything from almost every subject. You can get a starting point on the information you want and get different resources to find other legitamite sites that are more scholarly. After you compare the too you can use the right information you need.

2.) How will I teach my students to use wikipedia right.

I guess I would inform them on how wikipedia is not a real valid source. That even though it provides you with a lot of information it is not scholarly, and with that risk comes the risk of plagiarism. A risk they do not want to learn the wrong way.