Thank you for watching my talk. I look forward to reading your comments.
@azuregriffin11166 жыл бұрын
Alvin Irby I'm sorry you haven't had any replies so far, but I loved it. I am white (if that matters, although I am in the UK in an area where blacks are an extreme minority, having only five coloured - not a single fully black - students in the 90+ students in my year), in my mid teens and an avid reader. I don't have a phone to use so on the bus I read, and that gives me a good 45 minutes to and then again back from school, meaning I get through books at an insane pace. At ten, I was tested and got a literally off the charts mark for my reading age, at 19 years and 11 months+. Now, I don't mean to sound like I'm sucking myself off. The reason I read so avidly is likely because when my dad was angry as a child - parents broke up when I was four - my mum would distract me by reading. This was depressingly often. I also lived near my grandmother - peace to thy gently shade and endless rest (much better than "RIP" in my opinion) - who read a lot and had books of all sorts like Robin Hood and other classic kids books such as The Jungle Book. Of course, I also read Harry Potter - at an age where my teacher at the time didn't believe I was capable of doing so, but that is another story - and have re-read it several times since. I also have an aunt who lives in Australia, and whenever she comes over she geberally brings gifts of chocolate (always appreciated) and books. I have a total of 15 from her, I think, being the Percy Jacksons, The Belgariad and the The Mellorian. Just felt like talking about my love of reading, hope I didn't bore you. All in all, I consider myself pretty fortunate and wish that more people would read rather than obsess over getting likes on Instagram. I also *despise* text speak and improper grammar. Thank you for reading.
@mattholsinger6 жыл бұрын
Have you had dreams of LeVar Burton passing the 'Reading Rainbow' hosting duties on to you? I sure hope so.
@shajaraldur33356 жыл бұрын
Please translate to the Arabic(writing)and E until we understand what you say
@RunwrightReads6 жыл бұрын
This was a thought provoking and inspiring video, Alvin. I am so proud to see how your impact has grown.
@joshhan76485 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your amazing thought on reading. Quick question: my siblings are in high school. When they read, they will read for 10 minutes and stop reading. Is there a way to keep them consistency reading? Like 30 minutes or more? Thanks
@jasminechelbi58736 жыл бұрын
It breaks my heart when I talk to children who say that they hate reading or even when I speak with adults who proclaim that reading is “boring”. It’s all about finding what interests you. For many, that may be reading science fiction and for others, that may be memoirs. I have never picked up Harry Potter a day in my life and still, I love to read! The best way to find what works for you is to READ.
@docentstef2576 жыл бұрын
Nice to see teachers really making a change, by identifying a problem and working with it
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
He's just promoting his own books, silly.
@snipersev07436 жыл бұрын
mhtinla funny how I found u here from the other video haha
@alvinirby56776 жыл бұрын
My book is merely an example and source inspiration for educators and parents looking to get reluctant or struggling readers excited about reading. If anything, I think it displays my commitment to addressing the lack of humorous children's books featuring black boys.
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
My comment is merely an example of how people may misinterpret your talk. You go Alvin!!
@andielliott7721 Жыл бұрын
IF the school system allows one to teach.....
@chuleta4416 жыл бұрын
As a 19 year old having difficulty reading constantly I'll take this as advice
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
If you are black, I recommend "Gross Greg".
@RogerWazup0076 жыл бұрын
Having reading materials that directly relate to a person's interests is great motivation. This also works when learning a new language.
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
Only if one is interested in learning a new language.
@RogerWazup0076 жыл бұрын
Yeah; motivation to learn the language is IMO the most important thing. Knowing someone who speaks it (and seeing them regularly) has always been motivational for me, although I imagine that I'm unusual in terms of wanting to learn a new language every time I meet someone who speaks a language that I haven't started learning yet.
@barbarahickox4304 жыл бұрын
I agree, children should be allowed to choose what they want to read. Instead, we force children to read boring old books, a.k.a. The "classics", which were written for adults several decades (or even centuries) ago. The topics in these books are no longer relevant to kids so no wonder they never pick up a book on their own. I enjoy trying to pick topics that the kids will like to read... That is engaging, interesting, and with current topics. This seems to help the reluctant readers find value in what they read. Sometimes students don't have an idea what to read so if we as educators can find what they are interested in then that can be the building block for their reading experiences.
@heartskaylee4 жыл бұрын
Any parents or kids who are working hard to be better at reading I applaud you in my videos of book reviews i most of the time say readers are leaders and so are you so read you are the people proving that👏👏👏👌👍👍👍!!!
@juliechristinanash71636 жыл бұрын
I could not agree more. Students should learn from all types of writers. We have excluded science, math, and many other contents from reading in school. I love your smart thinking and the action that you are taking. The misinformed comments below makes me realize how much work we really do have ahead of us in raising up the next generation of adults. We all need to see each other for who we are and want to be as Readers!
@EleanoraDzen6 жыл бұрын
Letting children read books they enjoy is so important! My "British" school introduced a reading system where we would need to do tests on books we read- it proved if we actually read and understood the book. I was given a low level- I never knew why- suddenly I was forced to read books much simpler than the ones I read before. I couldn't bother to understand the book, I kept getting 6/10 and 7/10. I struck a deal with a teacher, "Let me read books on that level for the next 3 weeks. If my tests are 9/10 and 10/10 only- I get to move to this level." My scores were 10, 10, 9. She refused to acknowledge the deal at first- but I told the librarian, my friends and another teacher- she had to acknowledge my request. I never got a score below an 8/10 after that.
@premanandsridhar2886 жыл бұрын
Great idea! Barbershop books..We need to learn more about child psychology to be better parent/teacher..
@kreateverythingcinema6 жыл бұрын
85% is absolutely ridiculous. Nice to see an Irby tackling this subject. May you be blessed.
@Pabolocraft896 жыл бұрын
you mean 85% of the talk or tha fact that so many black male are almost iliteracy ?
@kreateverythingcinema6 жыл бұрын
YoSoyGodot definitely the latter. The talk was heart breaking yet gives hope with solutions.
@ireneijas56226 жыл бұрын
What a great speech from Alvin Irby! As a passionate reader, I think reading is one of the greatest things it the world. Irby really focused on the problem and laid it out for all of us. I found it eyes opening to hear what the situation is in the USA and how different it is where I have grown up. I quote, “I would not no longer allow other people to dictate when and what I read”. I loved this because I think every reader is different and the personalities of individuals should be considered in classrooms. I found the mission of Barbershops Books really inspiring! I hope it will inspire more young boys to read!
@ericameisler4 жыл бұрын
Alvin, Thank you for sharing this message. The line "the more challenges to reading children face, the more culturally competent educators needs to be" really stood out to me. As a teacher of upper elementary students with a large population of ELLs and struggling readers, in my class, I will definitely be keeping this in mind. I also will take the idea of students be co-creators of knowledge with me and think about how I can help change my students' identity as readers.
@KwasiToronto3 жыл бұрын
Nicely done, bro! Respect to you! I’m in my final year of becoming a teacher myself (African-Canadian).
@mbshaffer593 жыл бұрын
Alvin Irby is an amazing guy with a heart that is so HUGE! He is a massive force in getting boys to love reading. I want to team up with him!
@joseanderson7626 жыл бұрын
It's amazing when someone reference a big man of our country (Paulo Freire). Thanks very much!
@mimmiblu61386 жыл бұрын
I'm an Italian teacher of English.... in a school I was criticised for using KZbin videos about gaming for young male students... at the end of the year my students had really improved their English.... no word lists can work as much as feeling interested in something and part of a community.... in another class we watched the bbc coverage of the world cup... same result. Boys and girls learn in a different way but somehow female teachers like me only provide effective teaching material only for the female student population...I am trying to think outside the box to reach out to our male students who for the most part come from underpriviledged families who know very limited English but reinventing our job listening to our students isn't that easy... especially for white middle-class women from educated families ... but believe me a lot of us are trying their best given that we cannot change gender, colour or our social background
@CristysTappingMusicMeditation18 күн бұрын
Not only black boys need to laugh. Everybody needs that! Good talk!❤
@myownlittleworld92166 жыл бұрын
Cultural competency...the ability to translate what you want someone else to know or to be able to do into communication or experiences that they define as relevant and engaging.
@Lunareon6 жыл бұрын
Indeed, children should be allowed to choose what they want to read. Instead, school systems all over the world force children to read boring old books, a.k.a. the "classics", which were, for the most part, written for adults several decades (or even centuries) ago. No wonder they never pick up a book afterwards.
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
Children should not be allowed to read whatever they want.
@snipersev07436 жыл бұрын
mhtinla hello there *in Obi Wan's voice* :D
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
snipersev07 Hold on. Yoda is busy now.
@azuregriffin11166 жыл бұрын
mhtinla unless it's like 50 Shades of Gray, why?
@alelaera136 жыл бұрын
Azure Griffin because children are useless creatures whose only purpose is to be eaten for breakfast
@fabylilith6 жыл бұрын
Did I hear Paulo Freire?
@mpashe108 ай бұрын
Excellent, Mr. Irby. Well done. 👌🏾
@hanfleur4 жыл бұрын
this is so true. because rn i am 'forced' to study in science major in highschool. while i have ZERO interest in it. i wanted to do social major and learn sociology. but now im stuck in this all math-science, psychic, chem materials EVERYDAY. as someone who doesn't have any interest in these subjects. my grades are getting down and down, while i keep having less and lesser interest on learning in school. because what i WANT to learn, is not there. now im here on youtube watching learning videos of sociology, psychology, arts, music and other things i actually have interest in and love.
@klaryssahawkins56956 жыл бұрын
We need more teachers with passion like this in our schools. No matter what level of education!!
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
Teachers are busy striking these days.
@thomaschandler7174 жыл бұрын
Alvin, Thank you for this important message about the connection between identity and learning. I liked the connection you made to reading and laughter. I would really appreciate it if you would be willing to share a link to a reading list that has a good dose of humor for various reading levels. As a follow up question, how do you achieve the balance between the humorous and the serious?
@sakeriyasaleh48204 жыл бұрын
For me I always loved reading because in the winter you couldn't go outside so I got bunch of books I liked then read them for hours. It was fun
@عبدالله-ن6ه2ص5 жыл бұрын
Child Reader: 1. Boosters and rewards after reading 2. Encouragement and motivation and setting a distinctive goal in life such as a doctor or scientist etc .. 3.Fun and entertaining while reading 4. Encouraging the writing of daily newspaper pieces 5. Interested and proficient private teacher or mother and father distinguished in daily education My son Mohammed began reading the Koran, although it is difficult to recite at the age of six and a half and began to read small English words In your clip I focused on blacks in teaching reading perhaps because they are the hardest hit. I think mothers are more busy working than educating their children. Thank you
@johnremesat44648 ай бұрын
I enjoyed reading a lot when I was young my tip to you all is try adventure stories and mystery stories loved them so much
@futurekillerful6 жыл бұрын
Now this is what I’m subscribed to this channel for.. not the weird stuff good speech
@alvinirby56776 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed my talk.
@nianewton25516 жыл бұрын
I love this ! Barbershop Books is an amazing book and I hope that my little brothers encounter a barbershop in NYC that has this.
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
Just take them to the library. Don't wait for the next haircut -- if he goes for dreadlocks it'll be a long wait.
@nabilahnovel77536 жыл бұрын
As a teacher who teach reading and phonics, the struggle is real especially with learners younger than 5 years old. But, I let my students choose what they want to do with the passage. As they have purpose to read, their comprehensive skills is getting much better.
@عبدالله-ن6ه2ص5 жыл бұрын
Do you recommend books for my six-year-old son so that he can read English novels as a second language.
@mickeymouseandhisbrother72893 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this my teacher told me to search this up and do my homework about reading thank you! 🤗
@alin70696 жыл бұрын
This is so cool! Reading 8s one of my favorite things to do 😁
@thomash52396 жыл бұрын
"institutionalized racism". actually, it's a matter of culture and parenting. both whites and asians are more likely to get into advanced classes (and want to do so). sounds like this guy had a good parent who made sure he could read, thus making him interested in the advanced class (versus his friends always playing outside). many black and hispanic parents are not like that. it's not goddamn "institutionalized racism"...
@forgottenprose6 жыл бұрын
The cognitive dissonance is amazing how he grasps that he personally had to demonstrate that he could handle the advanced english classes, which he admits still gave him trouble, and fails to connect that it was merit not racism.
@emmanueld.18166 жыл бұрын
So in your opinion why aren’t many black and Hispanic parents “like that” or “good”? Is it genetic? You say it’s cultural as if black and Hispanic cultures haven’t been shaped to a large extent by racism. As if the roles were reversed you’d still see the same trends.
@Lattamonsteri6 жыл бұрын
Emmanuel D. When you put it like that, maybe it's true. But I admit that when I first heard the words "institutionalised racism" in this context, I thought that he was claiming that it's the school as an institution that's hindering black boys from learning. But the roots are deeper than that. It's the racism inflicted on the previous generation that is resonating in the newer generation. :( sad
@thomash52396 жыл бұрын
Emmanuel D: Good question. I don't think it's genetic at all. There are plenty of exceptions among black and hispanic parents. I think that the victim mentality in black and hispanic cultures has been pushed by left-wing media and academia, leading them to believe that putting in hard work to succeed is fairly pointless. It's an easy position to take, because hard work isn't generally enjoyable. Yet it is of course demonstrably wrong.
@thomash52396 жыл бұрын
Proverbial Potato: spot on. couldn't have said it better myself. i was stunned when he uttered that paragraph or so and mentioned "institutionalized racism".
@tanhuichuin96962 жыл бұрын
Hey, great talk man. Learnt something important in this, which i already know! but needed someone to tell it to me. Children read books that makes them laugh.
@ahmedabdallber40623 жыл бұрын
Thank you... From egypt ♥️
@Andredz4 жыл бұрын
In this actual society teachers have to learn new interactive and fun ways to teach and students have to be more curious about everything. Both of them have to think outside the box
@slimshady34808113 жыл бұрын
Love the idea!!!
@عبدالله-ن6ه2ص5 жыл бұрын
The problem is dyslexia. Are there books of instruction (spelling) and (syllables) to learn to read long words well. For intermediate and advanced levels. So read classic novels and adjust the accent. Whether for people of the language or learning as a second language
@Jyrki516 жыл бұрын
Teacher at an inner-city school in Canada, here. Many of my students have never seen ANY adult read. Therefore, anytime we have time for silent reading, I am sure to have a novel with me that I can read as well. Help to normalize it for them.
@johnremesat44648 ай бұрын
Google what Rudolf Steiner says about preschool education. Great stuff
@herminesamvelyan10736 жыл бұрын
Thank you !
@ShouriGun6 жыл бұрын
I loved reading since I was a kid but I didn’t know that I had a condition called convergence insufficiency(disorder where eyes don’t convergence usually causing double vision when doing up close tasks). My parents didn’t know about this and thought it could be solved with getting glasses. Educators and parents should be listening more to their kids and try to address anything that is hindering their learning process
@lauriep93094 жыл бұрын
How do you help a child if this is the problem? My 8 years old grandson loves going to library, because I take him there couple times a week and I have always read books to him, but he don't like to read. I got him glasses, didn't help. His teachers say he is behind in reading. I think he feels like it's a punishment, instead of fun. He loves math, but if they time him, he does so bad. Sorry about long message, I just want to find away to help him. They wanted to hold him backin school and I said no, I think he would really start thinking he was dumb. I would appreciate any advice. You can email me at runawaybluebird@ yahoo.com. Thanks Laurie
@TimofeyMarko6 жыл бұрын
Wow the guy from SNL and disjointed got smart!
@Nasrin8086 жыл бұрын
I love this. 😢
@alvinirby56776 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@sue-sageasmr20206 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@jonnnyboy966 жыл бұрын
Watched this to inspire myself
@storehouse_storytimeforkids2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!! Thanks, for sharing! We read to the kiddos encouraging character building.. Our future leaders deserve our intentionality. Please follow us. Thanks, in advance! 🙏
@0cards06 жыл бұрын
It's not about the reading material, it's about the role model of the kid.
@Imancabistan4 жыл бұрын
God bless you!
@lxr_rl6 жыл бұрын
so great, just great
@gallen21013 жыл бұрын
So many sad yet avoidable Truths, I will be purchasing several copies to distribute to our local barbershop s, Thank U!!
@ianyboo6 жыл бұрын
Wow Ben Carson is looking super slim, nice work Ben!
@chandrasekar75786 жыл бұрын
There is so much to learn, and my one humble life is just not enough to cover all those subjects. So, i would like to quote a thing on my deathbed..Which is, " R.I.B. ---. REST IN BOOKS"..
@andielliott7721 Жыл бұрын
My son's advanced high school class had one black student and he simply cut up and disrupted the class.
@MrKirti946 жыл бұрын
With all due respect, your initiative should not be confined to Black boys only. You must understand that education, health and environment are something that every human being is entitled to. So I hope your mission covers every being irrespective of colour, religion and nationality. Good luck
@alvinirby56776 жыл бұрын
A Barbershop Books reading space can be sponsored for any barbershop in the US regardless of the demographics of the children who frequent the barbershop and anyone who visits a participating barbershop is free to interact with the reading space. However, there are unique challenges and specific implicit biases that systematically inhibit the reading success of black boys and that's what Barbershop Books seeks to address. I encourage anyone who identifies a problem in their community to take action to make things better.
@jasonrinaldo88726 жыл бұрын
Well said, Alvin.
@ridaimran75656 жыл бұрын
I'm a brown Asian from Pakistan. I have a sister that's 4 years old. I cannot find children in children's books that look like us. What's more disappointing is that even the few Urdu (Pakistan language) books we own have white animated children.
@irina-mariageorgescu54446 жыл бұрын
as a bookworm, i completely agree
@akhileshsajwan63146 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@slab19106 жыл бұрын
Aspire Success 21w
@TinhaRolfsdotter2 жыл бұрын
I wish I could find funny books for 9-11 year olds to read that are translated. Turkish kids seems to hate reading and I am struggling to inspire my step kids .
@MSpeer-ss3dm6 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@plartoo6 жыл бұрын
@1:10 What does institutionalized racism has to do with having too many white folks in the advanced reading class? It is not like black people aren't allowed to attend advanced reading class, right? If he wants to see more black kids in reading classes, isn't it better to just tell black parents to encourage reading, learning and education in general than to blame another race?
@TheFifthHorseman_6 жыл бұрын
I think he meant that he saw it in all black kids being tossed into the basic reading class by default (along with himself) on the assumption of low reading skills.
@Vapaja6 жыл бұрын
Yes, educators can send home notes to parents telling them to encourage reading and education, and we do send those notes home - all the time. But it's not that simple. Take my school (elementary - roughly 60% black, 30% white, 10 % Hispanic/Asian): all of our black students - minus a few families - are very low income, many single moms, some parents in jail, many of our little kids being looked after by their older siblings, many parents working 2-4 jobs to make ends meet. Compare that to the great majority of our white families: many two parent homes or parents who responsibly share custody, predominantly middle and upper middle class, parents with one job that has good benefits, quite a few stay-at-home parents. (Obviously, this is one school only and I'm painting in broad strokes.) Students who have parents available at home to read to them, help with homework, attend PTA and school events...these students are going to be more successful. Our students are coming from different places and need different things in order to succeed. Simply telling kids "Hey! Value education and read more, y'all!" is not going to be effective for many of our most struggling students; there are too many other factors that are working against them.
@greentipacademy86966 жыл бұрын
good stuff! on point
@Felishamois6 жыл бұрын
I was happy and alarmed (85...) to see this talk and initiative Misleading title however, I'm an aspiring elementary school teacher and in France this whole talk (apart from stating the obvious, engage and be humorous) is irrelevant to the classroom.
@awfulprogrammer6196 жыл бұрын
Good one!!!
@MichaelHarto6 жыл бұрын
why must we inspire them to be readers? is it not better to inspire them to be ever so curious & questioning? the reading part will come along later.
@alvinirby56776 жыл бұрын
There are lots of curious children who grow up to be adults that are functionally illiterate. Early access to books and positive reading experiences aren't mutually exclusive with cultivating a child's curiosity.
@mohammedhero69336 жыл бұрын
Beautiful 😃👍👍👏
@seanmbusi84896 жыл бұрын
Great video
@BloodyJMF6 жыл бұрын
When finaly someone gets to a topic with facts and a solution for the problem instead of SJWing around.
@miracheraa57454 жыл бұрын
I read it "lifelong leader" 😳
@marque2356 жыл бұрын
"..dismantling the savage inequalities that plague American education..."
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
No one bans blacks from reading. The guy even said he was enrolled in Advanced English in high school. So where's the institutionalized racism?
@mhtinla3 жыл бұрын
@Rachel Thomas They have to want to read first.
@mhtinla3 жыл бұрын
@Rachel Thomas They have access to books. Period.
@mhtinla3 жыл бұрын
@Rachel Thomas To some it's never about personal responsibility. No wonder they are behind.
@mhtinla3 жыл бұрын
@Rachel Thomas If one cannot read, it's not his/her fault but social injustice. If one does drugs, it's not his/her fault but social injustice. If one commits murder, it's not his/her fault but social injustice. Sigh... no wonder these people can never stand on their own.
@HuesingProductions6 жыл бұрын
I am a reader are four words :D (or does "I'm" count as one word?)
@user-jh3kz7dp2z6 жыл бұрын
I'm counts as one word, maybe you don't read enough to understand English??? (That was supposed to be a joke)
@tinacullar64565 жыл бұрын
Do you visit schools?
@ComedianAlvinIrby5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I regularly deliver keynotes and facilitate workshops on a variety of topics including cultural competency, early literacy, and early childhood education in general. Please visit my website to learn more: alvinirby.com
@toxicodendronorientalis89926 жыл бұрын
I thought that skin color doesn't matter. After watching this video I finally understood how awfully wrong I was. I found that black boys need special books for black boys. Black boys need black man as their role model. Who knows what else black boys need but it certainly has to be black.
@TheFifthHorseman_6 жыл бұрын
Toxicodendron orientalis It just boils down to needing a role model they easily identify with.
@Daniel-ie3mt6 жыл бұрын
What if I don't need inspiration
@batoul17916 жыл бұрын
Those who we call them black boy are human after all Peace ✌
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
this sounds sexist
@sadchamploo6 жыл бұрын
Does extroverts struggle more wit reading than introverts?
@new600s4 жыл бұрын
Is he the crochet dude?
@57goku6 жыл бұрын
I thought this was Ben Carson for a second
@RogerWazup0076 жыл бұрын
This guy actually makes sense. Ben Carson is a brain surgeon and an idiot at the same time. Grain in pyramids... Evolution being a global conspiracy...
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
Agree. God made Ben stupid.
@micahlugones3064 жыл бұрын
A black student in a mostly black school worked and improved his reading level, was moved into an advanced reading class, and decided that because there were so many white students in the class that it was institutionalized racism. It appears this conclusion was based on the assumption that we can’t have advanced classes that aren’t institutionalized racism without having an equal number of all ethnicities? This sounds like the idea of equality of outcome to me. It should be a hierarchy of competence to get into advanced classes. Race should not apply here. An advanced class can be 80% Latino, 3% White, 95% Indian American, or have any other combination of racial prevalence as long as the hierarchy of reading ability is maintained. A higher prevalence of a certain race does not equate to racism without clear evidence of racial preference and disregard of the measures of skill. Perhaps there was some proof of this that the speaker did not mention. All of this said, it is clear that we should be working with all of our individual communities to increase all communities’ value of education and get more students of all races to quality for advanced classes without lowering the bar. One key way to do this and simultaneously encourage the cultural sensitivity the speaker talked about in this video is to raise up teachers within our communities to lead these same communities they understand. No amount of cultural sensitivity training for teachers, although it may help, will ever compare to educators rising up to educate the youth of their own communities. We have to value education and take full ownership and responsibility for education in our communities. This is not to ignore the fact that communities where education is already highly valued and schools are better funded will obviously be in a better position to do change these values. This being said, we should also take on the responsibility to help communities outside of our own struggling through these issues in the best ways that we can. These ideas do not detract from the importance of individual communities taking it in their own hands to help their communities restructure their values of education; no amount of outside help will compare to the change that can happen when a community comes together with intentionality and unity to change for the better.
@micahlugones3064 жыл бұрын
I found this video looking for resources to help my younger brother find the passion for reading that I did growing up. I’m looking forward to nudging him towards identifying as a reader. I hadn’t thought about this through that lens, so thank you for expanding my understanding of reading!
@tabarkhatem49466 жыл бұрын
Good
@taoufikfilanda6 жыл бұрын
Cool
@cocinaconamordemama22026 жыл бұрын
HOLA LINDO DIA 🙋💙
@tristanw50006 жыл бұрын
少年读书励志,中年读书养心。
@RogerWazup0076 жыл бұрын
我得联系写中文。 我是美国人。 我写中文写得不好。
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
老年读书坏眼睛
@tristanw50006 жыл бұрын
i've bought a book for a friend ,Canadian. it tells how the Chinese characters improved,very interesting,and when you know that you will find the easy way to learn.
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
Simplification is not necessarily improvement.
@SuperAtheist6 жыл бұрын
And we all know it's impossible to learn a skill without first seeing someone that looks like you perform the skill you want to learn. this is sarcasm.
@mhtinla6 жыл бұрын
Not impossible. Just not as easy. That's what culture means.
@jasminechelbi58736 жыл бұрын
Representation definitely matters!!!
@SuperAtheist6 жыл бұрын
It matters to you because you're vain.
@lingux_yt6 жыл бұрын
SuperAtheist Maybe it doesn't matter to you because you had it. Now, have a little empathy, will ya?
@SuperAtheist6 жыл бұрын
"Maybe it doesn't matter to you because you had it." I've had mostly white & black teachers, 1 Mexican and 1 Chinese teacher and never did I think learning the subject being taught would be easier if only my teacher were a white man. This is ludicrous.
@johncena-nd9jx6 жыл бұрын
This guy played the race card more than seto kiba plays the blue eye white dragon
@Sauze1236 жыл бұрын
You asked to join "advanced english" and got what you wanted, no problem.. and you still call ‘institutionalized racism’. My only outtake is that it’s a culture difference, institutionalized racism would be if you couldn’t join the class...
@LeonidasGGG6 жыл бұрын
Read Black Panther ;)
@innazhurav96226 жыл бұрын
Читать, безусловно, нужно с малых лет, но не до такой степени, чтобы потом всю жизнь ходить в очках.
@ivanrlynn6 жыл бұрын
Id like whatever hes on
@leannehaishtaine71316 жыл бұрын
😍
@Overonator6 жыл бұрын
You are going to have to break through the antintelectual attitude found in too many inner city communities.
@BigDogDaddy506 жыл бұрын
Why does everything have to be about racism? Its not racism, its a cultural issue. Maybe instead of blaming "the whites" you clean your room and take responsibility!
@jasminechelbi58736 жыл бұрын
David Wiese When you think about how many majority black/inner city schools that get the bottom or the bucket funds to the majority white schools who have better teachers, better curriculums, better educations, better environments, better libraries & better electronics.... you have to take into consideration that racism is also an issue. Its factual.
@lingux_yt6 жыл бұрын
We have destroyed their room for ages and now they just have to clean it. AHAM
@FMJNL6 жыл бұрын
I came to learn something interesting. I quit when racism became a topic. Stop the sabotaging yourself
@mcgriffgriff6 жыл бұрын
Came here for insight, leaving because of the nonsense he is spouting about systemic racism
@mcgriffgriff6 жыл бұрын
Aviri Char I misspoke. He said "institutional racism" not systemic racism. Regardless, it isn't the cause of the problem as he described it.
@kRaZyShAdYbAbY6 жыл бұрын
are americans able to talk about anything without making it about race?
@alvinirby56776 жыл бұрын
It's definitely tiring. I will stop talking about race when police stop killing unarmed black men, when banks stop discriminatory lending practices, and when schools are not funded based on local property taxes. Until then I'll be talking about. If you find yourself living a life absent the discussion of race, then you are one the privileged people of the world because men and women all over the planet the negative impacts of racism on a daily basis.
@cosimocub6 жыл бұрын
Americans
@peternutter11556 жыл бұрын
why do these people always blame something on racism.....
@zenitsu19956 жыл бұрын
who else is a13 year old here?
@jeffbriggs19876 жыл бұрын
i lost my virginity at 13. I bet you won't beat my record.