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I agree with you entirely, but my post was in response to someone saying that a kid could finish high school with professional skills due to youtube... thats ju

I agree with you entirely, but my post was in response to someone saying that a kid could finish high school with professional skills due to youtube... thats just not realistic. Sure it might pique their interest but so can books, television, talking with adults, school, etc. So I still do not think youtube is a particularly effective "professional skills education" tool

rcarr 3y ago
It 100% is realistic dependent on the field. If you combine what you learned from YouTube with personal projects you can be professionally proficient in: - An instrument/songwriting - Music Production - Video Production - DevOps - Network Administration - Any kind of programming (Frontend, Backend, Game Development, Assembly, whatever you can think of) - Vehicle Mechanics - Electronics Repair - Maths - Hair and Makeup - Costume/Fashion Design - Fitness/sport coaching - Graphic Design - Bookkeeping - CAD Design - Carpentry - Plumbing And these are just the ones off the top of my head. They might need to get the piece of paper in order to legally practice, but the kids out there who like delving into how things work (and they do exist) could absolutely have all the knowledge they needed to work in a professional capacity and often do. Proficiency and reputation trump certificates.