The first video I chose to watch was "CNN: Most Creative YouTube Videos," highlighting some of the most out-there, different videos on a platform with millions of videos to choose from. All of the videos featured in this clip were referred to as "modern art" by the hosts, proving that YouTube videos can be more than an Internet hole meant to waste time with no real creative substance.
The videos considered the most creative are high-quality and clear with very specific concepts. They are things I have never seen before, forms of art with lots of imagery, real artistry and time-consuming projects. Whether is is food flying into the air or arms being combined into one big picture, these videos spark an interest because they are new and different ideas that show real creativity and thinking-processes.
The next video I watched was "Alternative Math." This video, while a little bit cheesy with bad acting and exaggeration, showed a real world struggle of school, specifically teaching. In today's ultra-sensitive world, teachers must be careful not to offend or over-criticize students. It is important to note that many believe math, with black and white, right and wrong answers, does not parallel to the grays of life, and must be taught to students in a way that every individual will understand, since everyone cannot learn from the same teaching methods.
The teacher being accused of doing something so wrong as correcting a child receives endless backlash, ridicule, and even expulsion from her teaching position. However, at the end, she proves society and her superiors wrong when they pay her severance, confirming that 2+2 does, in fact, equal 4, the answer that sparked so much conflict in the first place. Sometimes, there is only one right answer, and society or schools must learn different methods to teach this so that every one is on the same page and prepared for the future, exactly what teachers are hired to do.
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