Yeah, because the education system sucks even at what it's actually trying to do. Getting educators to teach skepticism would first require that educators themselves learn it and learn how to model it. That's a pretty long row to hoe.
Being a teacher is hard. In this country it requires at least a Bachelor of Education, accreditation with the state education department, and a Working With Children check. This is where the relevant information needs to be injected.
Good luck with that.
Thank you.
Good ideas, these.
That is kinda a good point. A few teachers I know ain't exactly the sharpest of minds, it seems. Though, I ALSO certainly know a bunch of teachers who ARE champion critical thinkers, as well; it's just not a necessary skill for the job, apparently.
On YouTube:
That video, on her channel, seems to be about a year old, not recent. Unless you found something newer than I did. I have, indeed, watched quite a few of her videos in the past.
The reason I recommended YouTube is because that's where a lot of younger people are going for their content.
Yes, but unfortunately it's so dilute that it's unlikely that a great many of those younger people will see the skeptical channels rather than the Minecraft let's-plays. Which is why we are discussing the skeptical content of popular mainstream movies and TV, where it's likely that a lot more of those people will see it.
That could, very well, be another relatively recent example!
Just because YouTube, itself, is popular, doesn't mean critical thinking channels on it are super popular. Unfortunately, the "brain rot" ones seem to be the ones doing the best on that platform.
Maybe a Star Wars series in which the real way Darth Vader destroyed the Jedi was by revealing that all their "Force" techniques were just some Yellow Bamboo/chi master nonsense.
That's true. Going back and re-reading your OP, I realized there's no cognizable call to action. The thread title implies one, but... What are you actually asking for?
I see the same trend in most of the comedians I watch, but until very recently (this month) I hadn't heard about the rift in the comedy world between Rogan cult centered around the Mothership comedy club in Austin and the rest of the (U.S.) comedy world. I wasn't even aware that Rogan was supposed to be a comedian. He's incredibly ignorant and not funny at all.
This is one of those things that is much easier said than done. It's a little like the old Monty Python sketch How to Do It (YouTube, 1 min.)
Of course it is. But it helps to actually try.
Maybe it's different in Denmark, but in the US Prager U isn't making it any more difficult to get involved in the education system.
At least Prager U is actually trying. But they're not the issue. The issue is that the current people involved in the education system - the teachers, the administrators, the academics - have entrenched a curriculum that doesn't teach critical thinking in any meaningful way. Trying to change the subject to Prager U doesn't address that issue. Trying to find pop culture ephemera that show some semblance of critical thinking application in at least one scene doesn't address that issue. Wringing one's hands from the sidelines does nothing to address that issue. What addresses that issue is getting involved in policy-making, or getting involved in the system itself.
It looks like you're advocating for a standardised National Curriculum. Isn't that Federal government overreach? Is education not part of the States' responsibilities?