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from what I've seen, spending 4 years on educational videos on youtube will give you more knowledge than you'll ever learn in university.
it teaches you how to make money, practical skills, and all the crap you should have learned in college (but didn't, because they didn't offer those courses, or you were required to take other stupid classes to satisfy units)
Not really. You can find a lot of topics on it, but the way the material is presented doesn’t make it equivalent to what you’d get by pursuing tertiary education. It lacks the rigidity of coursework and testing. Let’s say you were in a chemistry class. You would have to participate in lab work in order to acquire practical skills. Some of the equipment available on college campus is extremely expensive or nearly impossible to obtain on your own.
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we didn't have youtube when I was growing up.
from what I've seen, spending 4 years on educational videos on youtube will give you more knowledge than you'll ever learn in university.
it teaches you how to make money, practical skills, and all the crap you should have learned in college (but didn't, because they didn't offer those courses, or you were required to take other stupid classes to satisfy units)
There is nothing 'practical' about a USA college education, and the only way colleges know how to make money is on fees! (doesn't work so well in business / life).
The only way you learn the stuff you comment on is by doing it / mentoring with a small business or trade.
But... I know little about youtube since I live in rural USA (no internet). I go to the library (non-covid times) to use YouTube for repair videos, there are some good tricks to learn (when (if) covid is over.)
Not to be compared to a comprehensive college education, but helpful in spending 30 min to save 5 minutes on a unique repair idea.
Show me the youtube videos on Strength of materials, thermodynamics, and partial differential equations. Show me how youtube videos will teach quantitative chemical analysis and proper lab technique better than freshman quant chemistry lab. And I really want to see how youtube videos will exceed weekly homework sets in teaching statics and dynamics.
Those with actual experience in other fields will be able, I'm sure, to provide examples from their experience.
I think this is one of those deals where both turf3 and the original poster are right. Obviously, the courses requiring labs are not going to be something you can do at home, but, there is an AMAZING amount of stuff out there that CAN be accessed. Much of it is the university profs actually "in the act." I have been following some of the medical videos during this Covid 19 crisis and the comments from students are usually very positive!
Youtube for education is basically learning about sex from your friends on the street! It is not reliable. Most of the crap on Youtube is crap and if you try to correct the bad information they will delete your correct posts. Can be fun entertainment but until there are some accreditations it is a crap shoot.
If that is the case, then why isn't every high school student with an internet connection getting straight A's?
Probably because they spend hours playing Minecraft, instead of studying.
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about a USA college education, and the only way colleges know how to make money is on fees! (doesn't work so well in business / life).
