YouTube, the Jewel of the Internet

Re:YouTube, the Jewel of the Internet by echelon on Monday April 24, 2023 @05:03AM (#35685224)

> But those channels you listed are not educational, theyre "educational" e.g. you may learn some factoids about physics are learn about some cool experience but in no way will they impart to you a deep understanding of any subject.

And that's exactly what kids need. They can wait to hone rigor and scientific intuition. As long as the interest takes root, they'll find their way.

Veritasium is cut in the same cloth as Bill Nye (and Mr. Wizard before him), and we anecdotally know Bill inspired folks to pursue STEM.

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Re:YouTube, the Jewel of the Internet by nonethewiser on Monday April 24, 2023 @05:53AM (#35685539)

Well that’s fine, but it falls short of the original claim that YT can replace a college education.

> They can literally leave school and already be professionally competent. I think we’ll see them leapfrogging millennials on the career ladder because they had a youth where they could spend their entire time learning literally everything there is to know about their passion for free.

I think he’s right in theory, but in reality kids just watch what’s entertaining.

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Re:YouTube, the Jewel of the Internet by AlecSchueler on Monday April 24, 2023 @06:19AM (#35685686)

They said children could leave school with a college level foundation, not that they'd be college level at the age of seven.

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Re:YouTube, the Jewel of the Internet by nonethewiser on Monday April 24, 2023 @08:00AM (#35686530)

> They said children could leave school with a college level foundation

And is that because of infotainment?

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