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If we actually had a proper international response, this would be far less of an issue. Imagine if we made kurzgesagt quality videos for essentially every subj

If we actually had a proper international response, this would be far less of an issue. Imagine if we made kurzgesagt quality videos for essentially every subject, at an international scale, translated into hundreds of languages. We'd create a huge trove of knowledge, have a good set of lecture material to use with children and even college students. At that point we could have teachers be for guidance, chatting with, and a holding hand for children who need more help to get through the work load. This would require a federal or international level of cooperation and communication, but the end results would be absolutely wonderful.

AlexanderTheGr8 5y ago
Khan Academy already does this. They have high quality content on a lot of subjects for K-12 and some for college level students as well. And yet, the adoption of Khan Academy is very limited. So based on that (albeit with a sample size of only 1), it's unlikely that any [inter]national effort will make any difference. Plus, people getting recorded videos for learning will feel cheated because they could have just got this for free online. What's the point of paying for education? Very few people actually have/ask doubts in class. Source: am a student.
- aaomidi 5y ago
  I wouldn't really say Khan Academy is the same quality of what I'm talking about really. Although one should ask, why aren't schools deferring to that as a resource more?
  - AlexanderTheGr8 5y ago
    Khan Academy has high quality videos. They have very clear explanations, and are always factually correct. Kurzgesagt videos just add animation + story_telling to concepts. They don't add any educational value. To answer your question, an educated guess would be to justify education costs. How do you justify high costs if all you are doing is redirecting students to a free website?
    - iamstupidsimple 5y ago
      > Kurzgesagt videos just add animation + story_telling to concepts. They don't add any educational value. Animation and story are a great way to educate somebody in a broad way. For depth, even in something like mathematics, there's 3Blue1Brown's animation style.

AlexanderTheGr8 5y ago

Khan Academy already does this. They have high quality content on a lot of subjects for K-12 and some for college level students as well. And yet, the adoption of Khan Academy is very limited. So based on that (albeit with a sample size of only 1), it's unlikely that any [inter]national effort will make any difference. Plus, people getting recorded videos for learning will feel cheated because they could have just got this for free online. What's the point of paying for education? Very few people actually have/ask doubts in class. Source: am a student.

aaomidi 5y ago
I wouldn't really say Khan Academy is the same quality of what I'm talking about really. Although one should ask, why aren't schools deferring to that as a resource more?
- AlexanderTheGr8 5y ago
  Khan Academy has high quality videos. They have very clear explanations, and are always factually correct. Kurzgesagt videos just add animation + story_telling to concepts. They don't add any educational value. To answer your question, an educated guess would be to justify education costs. How do you justify high costs if all you are doing is redirecting students to a free website?
  - iamstupidsimple 5y ago
    > Kurzgesagt videos just add animation + story_telling to concepts. They don't add any educational value. Animation and story are a great way to educate somebody in a broad way. For depth, even in something like mathematics, there's 3Blue1Brown's animation style.