This was a really well-articulated video, and you did a great job applying the very communication concepts you discussed. Keep up this quality, and I think you'll do well.
For me, this covers ALL schoolwork not just reading. For me it was just get through the class get t6he grade get out. I did not start learning until I got out of school.
wow, youtube dropped me this video, I always click on a videos which aren't the typical big youtubers that the algorithm constantly fills my homepage with, just to see whats going on. I just want to say I think you have done some great videos, which obviously should have got more views. You have some great counter positions on the dominant narratives of what a phone is, school is, reading is... also your editing skills are great, and I think you have some great thumbnails. It is frustrating that RUclips hasn't pushed you more, I could not believe how few views some of your videos had got. Well done for keeping, keeping on. It looks like your latest videos are starting to break out, I really hope it takes off for you, your perseverance and belief alone deserves this. But two things, if you enjoy doing what you're doing, and doing it is not of detriment to any aspects of your life, then the numbers do not matter. The quantification of RUclips and the oppressive nature of metrics, make the journey displeasurable. youtube governs by metrics for a reason, as it knows comparison through fields of measurable visibility, drives creator toil and engagement. Secondly, keep in mind scale, I also find Deleuze and a Spinozist line helps, that what we affect and how we are affected is beyond measurement. You do not need to affect millions of bodies, but can regale in the beauty of how one body affects another, be this a star and a planet, or a single youtube creator and a single viewer. Diseases affect millions: whereas beauty is produced and consumed in its most intense form, between one body and another. Good luck in your pursuits.
I really appreciate your comments Professor Mark. I am glad to see my last couple videos can get more views. I cannot say doing youtube has not had any detrimental effect. There is very little time for being social and going on adventures. Each video takes over 100 hours to make. But I really do enjoy making videos and I believe my perspective on bunch of topic may be of value to others. Thanks for kind words on my editing. It has come a long way since my first video. And i still have a long way to go before I'm satisfied.
Good you woke up, many people don’t. Many people don’t see the value in education especially in well off countries where life is filled with tv shows and social media which tells a contrary story.
Great video, but I do hope everyone realizes the value of Animal Farm. If you didn't like it in school, read it with new eyes. It has a lot to say to the modern world.
Thanks! There are so many. I generally read books for information only. But if I was to recommend only one book it would be factfulness by Hans Rosling
Also the best jobs are never advertised, if you need to have an interview then you are not going to get the top jobs. Head hunting and old boys networking will win every time. And before we start hating on elitism, what it actually is, is a means of guarantee. It says, this person has been trained in a certain way and to a certain standard and that people are willing to vouch for them. It is expensive to hire the wrong person, companies will do a lot to avoid it. If you want to beat the system you need to demonstrate you are a sure bet, through performing your job properly to the right people and socialising with the people that hold the right standards.
Sorry, I don't believe that 'school' never told you that reading improves your communication skills. All the English teachers I knew said this many, many times. Unfortunately, if students turn off, they will simply ignore that message. The most important factor in reading - and we have known this for many decades - is the influence of home (not school) and of those who are most significant to your life: parents, peer groups, etc. I do agree that much of the way English (and , presumably, home languages elsewhere) is taught can be chilling or worse, but kindly remember that ordinary teachers have very little say in what is taught - but that's a different issue. Best wishes.
Sounds like we had different experiences. No one told me that reading improves your communication skills. Not at home or at school. True, students will ignore the message if they are not engaged. But I think that's because of the way the message is delivered. Simply stating "reading improves your communication skills" would not be meaningful by itself. I think a more effective approach is to explain what is actually happening when you read. I presented this process in the video. Then you want to ground that explanation in why it is useful for the student. You want to present your information in a way that satisfies what your audience cares about. I think becoming better at getting what you want satisfies a universal desire. While teachers don't have a say in the curriculum, they absolutely have control over how they present information. We should not underestimate the impact a teacher or communicator can have, if they are able to connect with someone. This is why so many people are turning to online video for education. Because it's able to satisfy a need that isn't being met elsewhere. I agree with you in parts but I thought it would be helpful to clarify the above. Appreciate the comment by the way.
@@impactfulideas Thank you for the clarification. The issue that you are discussing is certainly fundamentally important. When I studied literacy research (I confess to being a teacher), the findings repeatedly indicated that a child who saw parents reading at home for pleasure had a far greater chance of being a good reader than people in non-reading homes. Of course, there is so much in schools that can destroy the possibility of enjoyable reading: over-emphasis on grammar and excessively long book-report requirements come to mind; even when I was a young student, I recognised that being 'taught' a book rather than being encouraged to enjoy it deadened all pleasure and most understanding. I don't believe that how teachers present information can overcome curriculum requirements, though it is important. If you want to experience heartbreak, try being forced to teach MacBeth to a Grade 9 class composed mainly of kids who can barely read a shopping list. It would be so much better simply to give them a wide collection of books that they might actually like and give them time to read, and then to carefully offer some guidance as needed. You are right in emphasising the need for engagement, of course. I haven't responded to most of your points, but I thank you for your response and I wish you well. We may not agree on everything, but I suspect that our views actually have a good deal in common. H.
My mother is a retired administrator an English4 public educator.. I know my written Grammer is poor. I laughed when I heard the illiteracy rate was skyrocketing. But comprehension is everything when it comes to being literate.
I do oten think this about math. I guess it is the limited awareness we have at these ages. I never made the connection to so many forms of math and grammar throughout school as importance.
Yes and no, maybe it just because of the social circle I’m in but reading gets far too much credit. I see it in my son elite private school, they go out of their way to hire people that are top in their field because they know the importance of physical learning and mentoring. One of the worst performing areas of school fundraising is the quiz night, they hold it because they been an educational institution feel it supports their aims and goals but it excludes most of the extremely wealthy who didn’t make their money from knowledge and are just good at running a business in a necessary area. It is also thought that one of the reasons there is such a gap between women and men running and starting large companies is that women tend to not learn from doing and instead focus on book learning.
There have been printing presses before Gutenberg, the innovation he did was in reality more of an improvement, by having the letters that could always rearranged instead of having the full page as single piece, more different texts could be printed. Also, I don't think that the ideologue Peterson is that good of an communicator, since it eels like most of the time he is trying to avoid giving clear answers on anything. So, if one wants to become more competent than I would recommend Peterson only as study of how not to do it.
Yes, you are correct. Printing presses existed in china as early as the 9th century. And the koreans were using moveable letters before Gutenberg. But it wasn't until after Gutenberg's innovation that books become mass produced. Every century there after, the number of literate people in Europe doubled. In the proceeding centuries came the renaissance, enlightenment, industrial revolution and scientific revolution. Gutenberg's printing press was large influencing factor for those events. Regarding Peterson, it sounds like you have a fair bit of bias against him. Do I agree with everything he says? Of Course not. But it would also be foolish of me to disregard everything he says. Find and pick the good bits and leave the rest alone. As for competence. The man literally fills auditoriums around the world with people who want to listen to him speak. He gets millions of views on youtube about content that people would generally find boring. Then he has positively influenced the lives of thousands of people. The results speak for itself. I would encourage you to watch/ listen to Lex Fridman's interview with peterson. Lex calmly criticises and challenges Peterson's ideas with no ill - intent in a way I haven't seen anyone else do. It may provide a side of Peterson you haven't seen before I take the time to reply no just to engage with you but also for other people who may stumble upon this and have the same reaction. Challenging ideas is one of the things I am trying to do with this channel and I thought this would be a good opportunity for that.
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This was a really well-articulated video, and you did a great job applying the very communication concepts you discussed. Keep up this quality, and I think you'll do well.
For me, this covers ALL schoolwork not just reading.
For me it was just get through the class get t6he grade get out.
I did not start learning until I got out of school.
wow, youtube dropped me this video, I always click on a videos which aren't the typical big youtubers that the algorithm constantly fills my homepage with, just to see whats going on. I just want to say I think you have done some great videos, which obviously should have got more views. You have some great counter positions on the dominant narratives of what a phone is, school is, reading is... also your editing skills are great, and I think you have some great thumbnails. It is frustrating that RUclips hasn't pushed you more, I could not believe how few views some of your videos had got. Well done for keeping, keeping on. It looks like your latest videos are starting to break out, I really hope it takes off for you, your perseverance and belief alone deserves this. But two things, if you enjoy doing what you're doing, and doing it is not of detriment to any aspects of your life, then the numbers do not matter. The quantification of RUclips and the oppressive nature of metrics, make the journey displeasurable. youtube governs by metrics for a reason, as it knows comparison through fields of measurable visibility, drives creator toil and engagement. Secondly, keep in mind scale, I also find Deleuze and a Spinozist line helps, that what we affect and how we are affected is beyond measurement. You do not need to affect millions of bodies, but can regale in the beauty of how one body affects another, be this a star and a planet, or a single youtube creator and a single viewer. Diseases affect millions: whereas beauty is produced and consumed in its most intense form, between one body and another. Good luck in your pursuits.
I really appreciate your comments Professor Mark. I am glad to see my last couple videos can get more views. I cannot say doing youtube has not had any detrimental effect. There is very little time for being social and going on adventures. Each video takes over 100 hours to make. But I really do enjoy making videos and I believe my perspective on bunch of topic may be of value to others.
Thanks for kind words on my editing. It has come a long way since my first video. And i still have a long way to go before I'm satisfied.
A good friend of mine once said he hated reading until he realized that some books tell stories and he loved stories.
i think reading does more than just improve communication skills-- also critical for mind expansion, complexity of thought, etc. great video tho
Good you woke up, many people don’t. Many people don’t see the value in education especially in well off countries where life is filled with tv shows and social media which tells a contrary story.
Great Video. I hope you will continue to make videos like this in the future. It inspired me alot.
Thank you. Glad I could help !
Great video, but I do hope everyone realizes the value of Animal Farm. If you didn't like it in school, read it with new eyes. It has a lot to say to the modern world.
Very high quality videos there ! Love what you are doing, keep it up.
Also would you like to recommend any books?
Thanks! There are so many. I generally read books for information only. But if I was to recommend only one book it would be factfulness by Hans Rosling
Also the best jobs are never advertised, if you need to have an interview then you are not going to get the top jobs. Head hunting and old boys networking will win every time. And before we start hating on elitism, what it actually is, is a means of guarantee. It says, this person has been trained in a certain way and to a certain standard and that people are willing to vouch for them. It is expensive to hire the wrong person, companies will do a lot to avoid it. If you want to beat the system you need to demonstrate you are a sure bet, through performing your job properly to the right people and socialising with the people that hold the right standards.
“Models” underrated book imo
(Edit: forget the book YOURE UNDERRATED MAN wow this is a high quality video)
I''m so happy the algorithm brought me here. Subbed!
Have to love that algorithm!
I thought this channel had 300k+ subscribers!!!!
Thanks man. We will get there!
Sorry, I don't believe that 'school' never told you that reading improves your communication skills. All the English teachers I knew said this many, many times. Unfortunately, if students turn off, they will simply ignore that message. The most important factor in reading - and we have known this for many decades - is the influence of home (not school) and of those who are most significant to your life: parents, peer groups, etc. I do agree that much of the way English (and , presumably, home languages elsewhere) is taught can be chilling or worse, but kindly remember that ordinary teachers have very little say in what is taught - but that's a different issue. Best wishes.
Sounds like we had different experiences. No one told me that reading improves your communication skills. Not at home or at school.
True, students will ignore the message if they are not engaged. But I think that's because of the way the message is delivered. Simply stating "reading improves your communication skills" would not be meaningful by itself. I think a more effective approach is to explain what is actually happening when you read. I presented this process in the video.
Then you want to ground that explanation in why it is useful for the student. You want to present your information in a way that satisfies what your audience cares about. I think becoming better at getting what you want satisfies a universal desire.
While teachers don't have a say in the curriculum, they absolutely have control over how they present information. We should not underestimate the impact a teacher or communicator can have, if they are able to connect with someone. This is why so many people are turning to online video for education. Because it's able to satisfy a need that isn't being met elsewhere.
I agree with you in parts but I thought it would be helpful to clarify the above. Appreciate the comment by the way.
@@impactfulideas Thank you for the clarification. The issue that you are discussing is certainly fundamentally important. When I studied literacy research (I confess to being a teacher), the findings repeatedly indicated that a child who saw parents reading at home for pleasure had a far greater chance of being a good reader than people in non-reading homes. Of course, there is so much in schools that can destroy the possibility of enjoyable reading: over-emphasis on grammar and excessively long book-report requirements come to mind; even when I was a young student, I recognised that being 'taught' a book rather than being encouraged to enjoy it deadened all pleasure and most understanding.
I don't believe that how teachers present information can overcome curriculum requirements, though it is important. If you want to experience heartbreak, try being forced to teach MacBeth to a Grade 9 class composed mainly of kids who can barely read a shopping list. It would be so much better simply to give them a wide collection of books that they might actually like and give them time to read, and then to carefully offer some guidance as needed. You are right in emphasising the need for engagement, of course.
I haven't responded to most of your points, but I thank you for your response and I wish you well. We may not agree on everything, but I suspect that our views actually have a good deal in common.
H.
My mother is a retired administrator an English4 public educator.. I know my written Grammer is poor. I laughed when I heard the illiteracy rate was skyrocketing. But comprehension is everything when it comes to being literate.
I do oten think this about math. I guess it is the limited awareness we have at these ages. I never made the connection to so many forms of math and grammar throughout school as importance.
Yes and no, maybe it just because of the social circle I’m in but reading gets far too much credit. I see it in my son elite private school, they go out of their way to hire people that are top in their field because they know the importance of physical learning and mentoring. One of the worst performing areas of school fundraising is the quiz night, they hold it because they been an educational institution feel it supports their aims and goals but it excludes most of the extremely wealthy who didn’t make their money from knowledge and are just good at running a business in a necessary area.
It is also thought that one of the reasons there is such a gap between women and men running and starting large companies is that women tend to not learn from doing and instead focus on book learning.
There have been printing presses before Gutenberg, the innovation he did was in reality more of an improvement, by having the letters that could always rearranged instead of having the full page as single piece, more different texts could be printed. Also, I don't think that the ideologue Peterson is that good of an communicator, since it eels like most of the time he is trying to avoid giving clear answers on anything. So, if one wants to become more competent than I would recommend Peterson only as study of how not to do it.
Yes, you are correct. Printing presses existed in china as early as the 9th century. And the koreans were using moveable letters before Gutenberg. But it wasn't until after Gutenberg's innovation that books become mass produced. Every century there after, the number of literate people in Europe doubled. In the proceeding centuries came the renaissance, enlightenment, industrial revolution and scientific revolution. Gutenberg's printing press was large influencing factor for those events.
Regarding Peterson, it sounds like you have a fair bit of bias against him. Do I agree with everything he says? Of Course not. But it would also be foolish of me to disregard everything he says. Find and pick the good bits and leave the rest alone. As for competence. The man literally fills auditoriums around the world with people who want to listen to him speak. He gets millions of views on youtube about content that people would generally find boring. Then he has positively influenced the lives of thousands of people. The results speak for itself.
I would encourage you to watch/ listen to Lex Fridman's interview with peterson. Lex calmly criticises and challenges Peterson's ideas with no ill - intent in a way I haven't seen anyone else do. It may provide a side of Peterson you haven't seen before
I take the time to reply no just to engage with you but also for other people who may stumble upon this and have the same reaction. Challenging ideas is one of the things I am trying to do with this channel and I thought this would be a good opportunity for that.
Life changing.
I'm glad you found the video helpful !
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