Do Now 9/29/14

     An editorial is a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue. An editorial is a chance for a writer in a newspaper to somewhat give their opinion on a certain topic. A writer by the name of Bruce Maiman wrote an editorial about Wikipedia. Many of my teachers have told me about Wikipedia. They tell me not to use it because people can put in their own information in the articles. Many of these articles are said to be wrong because of this input of other peoples information.
    Most of my teachers do not want me to use Wikipedia as a source. They do not allow it in research papers and if they allow it they strongly root against it. I have asked and my teachers have said that  they do not want me getting false information from the website. They think that because other viewers of the website can add their own content that it is automatically wrong. this is wrong to think because Wikipedia has changed and is getting better with their content.
     My thoughts about Wikipedia have changed. I used to think that Wikipedia was bad because my teachers would never let me use it. Now I would not be scared to use it. I never understood why I was unable to use Wikipedia. Now I will use it as much as I want. I can show my teachers the editorial when they tell me that I cannot use Wikipedia as a source.