Factual News, Flexible Thinking and Family Moral Imperatives :: Sharon McMahon [Ep 332]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">News, politics and world events are on a 24-hour and 365-day cycle. Every second something new is happening and keeping up with the latest can be a full time job. Add on top of that the bias inherent in mass media and it can be hard to tell fact from manipulated fiction. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enter Sharon McMahon, a former high school government and law teacher on a mission to combat political misinformation. With her viral Instagram account <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/sharonsaysso/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@SharonSaysSo</a>, she shares non-partisan facts about the US government and democracy in a way that is easy to understand.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sharon talks with me about how to be flexible thinkers and to hear both sides of a political issue using the same critical thinking skills she taught her students in high school. We also chat about her motherhood journey and raising kids who can talk respectfully with people who have different viewpoints on the world and politics. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But she doesn’t want you to listen to just her or any one person to learn the news of the day:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I don't think it is wise to just look at one human, me or your favorite political pundit or anybody, and believe that person is right 100% of the time. It is still your job to consume and figure out using your own brain, the own skills in your head to determine whether or not that aligns for you and whether or not that actually is an accurate depiction of your feelings or viewpoints. So I always caution people. Don't take one person's word as gospel because all humans are fallible.” </span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Sharon: </span></h2> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Website: </span> <a href= "http://www.sharonmcmahon.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.sharonmcmahon.com</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">