Essays - The Most Underrated Learning Tool (and how to write one!)

All these Youtube explainers are just video essays. It's interesting to me that what so many students only created begrudingly turned into the type of content they consume most willingly.

Good stuff, Giles. Every middle school kid whinging about why writing is a waste of time should sit down and watch this... and everyone else too!

Great explanation! It's really useful framing to understand the essay as an effective learning tool rather than just school's item for testing you. I loved English class and got good grades, but I found essays really painful to write. I've since been diagnosed with autism - which means issues with things like executive function, input processing, filtering information for importance, making decisions, maintaining focus when I'm anxious... basically the things required to write essays. I also have an immune disorder which affects my memory. Peterson's guide looks really useful. But if anyone is struggling like I was: be kind to yourself. Also I think a tutor would make the most difference to anyone who is really struggling with executive function. I really need someone to take me through step by step as I apply it. (Obviously many people can't afford a tutor, and the guide is free)

Finally someone using the Anderson & Krathwohl update of Bloom's work 🎉

Great info! I really went and printed the link you gave us!!

In India we mostly tend to copy our writing assignments, the majority of students just put on some good music on their headphones and copy mindlessly. I believe this exercise will help college students like me to be more expressive and creative with our thoughts and ideas and maybe also help us become a high-level thinker.

Thanks for the informative and entertaining Video! I put “Uncommon Sense Teaching” on my reading list. I’m motivated to write essays now, so let's see if I really do it. 😂

THANKS COACH❤

Very informative video.

Greetings from México!!

Why didn't my English teacher tell me this in 1974. I had no idea how to write essays and the only reason for essay assignments was for the teacher to torture us.

I enjoy writing now. However, watching this reminds me of some of the terrible teachers that didn't know how to teach me to write.

Im tempted to write an essay right here in the comments yet not sure that is a good idea😮

essays that can be made into youtube videos. Two birds with one stone.

Jordon Peterson... ? Really? Given who he is as a human being, you might want to find a different essay guide. Do you really want to put money in his pocket? Just saying...

If you can't be bothered with graphics, just have your wife change the camera angle every 10 seconds.

You'd love a woman half your age