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It really is striking when you stop to enumerate it just how many edutainment shows were running in the 90's. Do those still exist to the same degree?
by stephen_cagle 2y ago
It really is striking when you stop to enumerate it just how many edutainment shows were running in the 90's. Do those still exist to the same degree?
- revx 2y agoYes, but it's moved to apps. The PBS Kids and PBS Kids Games apps are full of high quality edutainment shows and movies. Some vintage, some new. Not a shill, just a dad with a 5yo who enjoys that I can give my kid a tablet with those apps and not have to worry about what they're watching :)
- kelnos 2y agoThere's actually a lot of good edu stuff on YouTube these days, many of it made by independent creators. The problem is, of course, separating the good from the bad. My nephew learned a ton from YouTube (he's 8 now), but it's a lot of work for parents to ensure that the material is good and correct, and actually child-appropriate. (And his parents are both teachers, so they have a bit of a leg up on their ability to evaluate educational quality.)
- jkubicek 2y agoWe homeschool and there are some YouTube channels out there that are high-quality enough that we can use them to outsource / augment some of our subjects, particularly science and history.
- crooked-v 2y agoCuriosity Stream is a pretty good self-contained service for that kind of stuff. The content is in the way of classic TLC/Discovery/History Channel stuff before those turned into 24/7 reality TV.
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- spikej 2y agoDo you have any links for ones they'd recommend?
- homefree 2y agoPBS has good stuff on youtube too (PBS Eons for one example).
- smegsicle 2y agoi guess you could say... edutainment was bussin