As a student, I would have to say thank you for making this. It's something I've experienced myself and I'm glad that everyone featured in the video could 'speak up'.

hey it's my voice! I love that someone mentioned learning everything (or 75%) from youtube, including how to cook. I believe youtube + wikipedia = more collected human knowledge than anywhere else in history.

Going to college is not the same as getting an education. Great quote.

Great video. I love what you're doing over there. Keep up the good work :)

I have really enjoyed following mwesh a real look at how things are unfolding in the global digital media space

very cool compilation!

wow this was great! A+

you should check out what's happening to 13-14 year olds. over the past 6 years i have seen some really dramatic shifts in the way middle school kids think and interact with manipulatives.

This video has helped me out SO much. My Sociology professor showed this for a final. I am trying to figure out who I am and what I want to do. We don't have standardized testing where I go to college but I feel like I am limited by what I can do because of the over arching pressure to be successful.

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School and education are different things. Education is a lifelong process that isn't limited to an institution. Also, education is free. Give this comment a thumbs up if you agree.

curious presentation, well done.

Excellent

@flyinbry the exchanging of ideas is not enough in a society which gives better job oppertunities to those that have 'on paper' studied. the stresses of college and university are what tell employers that we are up to the job. while i do agree with you to a certain extent, i feel that college and university will never be overrated whilst society gives better oppertunities to those that brave further education

Excellent!!!! I liked your videos and ideas!!! . In my country a professor with your qualities is considered crazy. So.... I am crazy, does not matter to me…. everything is by the good of our students. Tendrías que hacer algún proyecto con los profesores locos también..Me uno a esa propuesta.!!!!! Desde Argentina.... Un abrazo..

@ghudner The facts, figures and statements from that section come from the book 'Generation Me' by Jean M. Twenge.

Great video, as always! The music in the background gets a little bit intrusive at points though. Still, I love your work (and the work of your students!)

I believe that without media, students can focus more on schoolwork instead of creating mediocre students from mediocre people. Googling ways to game the system instead of the system gaming them

"After 2 years in college, 45% of students showed no significant gains in learning;..." Do you think this is equally true between social sciences and physical sciences? Can social studies professors have more of an effect on the students via personal biases then physical science professors? I wonder about topics like art, music and theology, which are a mixture of disciplines. Also what about physical sciences where most answers are approximations. Are students encouraged to explore?

@Icabad i guess you could say youtube is our education... our degree is the bit of paper that says we learnt something

This video was very interesting... The only critique I have is on future videos maybe turn down the musical audio a little bit so it doesn't overpower the audio commentary. There was a lot of the commentary that I couldn't understand because of this. Other than that, good job! ;)

The value of a college education will greatly depend on the career and position sought. A person becoming an accountant in a position less than management in a large company might not find as much value in spending thousands of dollars than say an astrophysicist. Then in some cases higher education is absolutely necessary, as in the case of medical careers. But to assume that everyone in every career choice will need the experience of college, as some believe, is absurd.

@flyinbry cool story bro

Well you read a lot of the time on computers, while texting on phones, and all games have text to read...reading doesn't just apply to books.

You get an education by traveling, reading a book, and having a job. Not college.

@Icabad Both good and bad knowledge. People today need to learn "how" to process all this information. Just because one sees something on KZfaq or Wikipedia, does not make it so :)

This dramatic look at an average college student's life is just that, drama. I am a second year university student and my experience isn't this hectic, miserable, and over-stressful one. The times and technology are changing, yes, but has only provided the means for students to express feelings that have been there for generations. University is supposed to be challenging, but complaining about it and dramatizing it like this is silly. Just the opinion of a CS major though, what do I know? ;)

Loving this video, but I find the it increasingly hard to concentrate on with the music, but then maybe that is generational too (I'm a 35 year old student)? Even at my college that is a lot more learner centred than most and also includes practical experience, I find the focus on testing, results and achieving standardised narrow goals frustrating. Sometimes the testing (mainly in the form of assignments) helps me learn, but sometimes I feel it gets in the way.

The number of views these video's have is truly sad...