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+{{cquote|I am an online teacher live in Indonesia, I have more than 10000 students. Everyday I am asked by my students hundreds of questions most of which in the form of "is it right that ...?". Amidst plethora of sites offering this and that information, this is actually the time we need a reliable source of information and knowledge. The standard imposed by wikipedia really helps me and my students to have  enough comfort that what we're reading on wiki at least not far away from the truth (we can always read the sources cited if we're not sure of what is written).
+This is very important, especially in a developing countres like us where certain subjects such as evolution, human origin, philosophy, and the likes are almost certainly viewed as heresy. But since wiki, I can always refer them to a link, and they in turn can tell their parents what they read and where they read it, so if their parents have an objection, they can always check it by themselves, and probably read the cited sources if they have problems with what they read.
+On a personal note, this way is safer for myself..
+As I can always blame on wiki if they accussed me of teaching heretic knowledge :)) }}
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 {{cquote|As a high school teacher, it IS inspirational that Wikipedia exists free of editorial prejudice common to other sources of information. The benefit of careful citations, bias advisories and rapidly referenceable outside sources of information makes Wikipedia a truly essential global resource. I often use material from Wikipedia for my lessons in social studies and science, and have consistently recommended it's use to my students. }}