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> He would own 100% of the contents and make millions simply out of his global name recognition. I think you overestimate how commercially viable actual teachi
by cinntaile 5y ago
> He would own 100% of the contents and make millions simply out of his global name recognition.
I think you overestimate how commercially viable actual teaching is as opposed to infotainment. Either way, infotainment allows him to earn money and talk about a subject he loves. Good for him and people love infotainment, it tickles their brains just enough but not too much to require actual thinking.
- nopinsight 5y agoThere are large groups of people who do care about their own’s and their kids’ mathematical education — some in North America and other continents and a huge number in Asia. An example: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/16/south-korea-teachers-exams-education https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/16/south-korea-te... “Teaching pays: Cha said he earned $8m last year. “I’m madly in love with maths,” he said, looking the height of trendiness in his crimson shirt and trousers and tweed jacket, in his office in Gangnam – a wealthy part of Seoul famous for its conspicuous consumption and featured in the song Gangnam Style.” There is a reason the PISA results of some countries stay consistently near the top: https://factsmaps.com/pisa-2018-worldwide-ranking-average-score-of-mathematics-science-reading/ https://factsmaps.com/pisa-2018-worldwide-ranking-average-sc...