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I’m guessing that you dictated this since Wim Wenders is phonetically spelled. :)
I totally agree, that kids don’t just consume media. They process it in many different ways. Like your son’s trying to be a part of the real economy, I have a niece who has adopted a pet on http://www.neopets.com/, just to prove to her parents that she can be responsible for a pet. The deal makes me smile at the ability children have to turn tables. Her parents asked her to prove she is capable of being responsible, and now, she wants them to give their word, that she would get a real pup, if she proved to be responsible for her virtual pet in the next 5 months!
My favorite paragraph (insight) of the post – “This reminds me of the study at Stanford about writing—kids learn to be better writers writing online than writing for a classroom because online, thousands of people see what you write and you want to persuade them what you say is good and true. When there is only one teacher, it doesn’t nearly matter as much.”
I think it’s my favorite since it’s such a revelation to me even after reading and thinking about it after several times. Maybe it’s because it wasn’t possible or practical when I was a student. Or maybe it’s because I’d didn’t think about the writing process in the above perspective until you brought it to my attention in your previous post. In any case, I find it fascinating since it sheds light on the writing process from multiple angles including motivation and evaluation.
Very well written post. Really enjoyed it and so did my kids. My kids are determined to be famous You Tubers. Ethan, my son, said to tell you “Everyone who gets paid big money are young adults. Kids lack the sophistication to comment with a game. There is a fine line to say commentary and keep a teen/adult interest and a kids. This is why the Simpsons are so successful. They can appeal to both age groups.” :)
Youtubes just the new television then isn’t it?
All these kids wanting ‘fame’ at such early ages. Then they realize fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
The more crowded the arena, the better the content needs to be. Kids wont be able to just sit and comment about toys all day, or sit and comment about games all day and expect $. There are so few that actually make money.
I have wondered what some of these youtube kid stars are going to be like in 10-20 years. Will they be ok? It’s quite obvious the parents are pushing the agendas for more revenue.
Are youtubing parents the new stage parent?
I know a couple of youtubers whose parents didn’t have a clue about what the kids were doing until someone showed them the videos (fashion and techy gadgets). But these are teenagers, so of course parents aren’t exactly looking over their shoulder… These kids get some Google cheques every now and then and are able to pay for more clothes, movies, etc. Seems pretty ordinary to me as a teen job.
But it is a fad like any other fad. As you say, kids sitting and commenting about games&toys&whatever all day is pretty limited as far as creativity and entrepreneurialship go. To me it all looks like the modern, materialistic, globalized equivalent of the writing on the school’s lavatories doors – I luv Duran Duran/Jon Bon Jovi is God kind of babble. The fact that kids are being paid by adults to do it makes it a bit freaky…
If this is the global economy… World, stop spinning, I want to get out!
this is one of my favourite articles in your homeschooling blog. how easy it is for kids, and people in general, to test a career these days!
It is so true that kids become better writers online. Online writing requires that kids write with purpose and with mind for an audience.
I like to assume that my students have as much to teach as I do, especially concerning modern technology (I am a life coach who works with at-risk kids in a non-tradition setting). One of my students who is a very reluctant learner and very shy, surprised me recently, when at the mention of a website, he opened up and began talking about Podcasting, Facebook followers, marketing, his first song on I-tunes… I was simply amazed.
Thanks for this wonderful post! I am inspired to encourage creative and productive thought for all of my students, if I can discover their passions and dreams one by one.