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Hello, The jiffy: Bridges idea (6-8 episodes): How to be socially responsible, volunteering, donating, hosted by Hannah Hart. Longer rational: Target audience of good Samaritans are my people. We want this. And we are the ones most likely to go the extra mile and support this platform. Target us first. We want to be caught. DTFBA, Spencer Roux

And thank you so much for talking about the paid, tiered test-prep system and your opinion of it.

Found Crash Course Kids today and mind totally blown. My 6 year old already likes it and I watched a bunch and I love it. Huge shout out to Sabrina! Dorky jokes all the way - along with expanding vocab and great topics! More please!

Thank you John and Patreon for the "hang out."

How about something experimental? I love Crash Course as it is so forgive the criticism which follows but aside from the recently discovered material in episodes of CC Astronomy as well as the opinions that are expressed in nearly all other episodes, I sometimes think most of what has been created through the medium of this channel has been those tried and tested successes of a classical educational system and that CC has not taken, with justifiable causes no doubt, many risks. I understand that much of the aim of these program shorts is to convey to young people that the world of attaining knowledge comes unhesitatingly with wit, humor, and entertainment possibilities and I think you have done spectacularly thus far. However, I think that the thought-provoking culminations of the vast number of CC educational shorts can also be put to good use within a genre that pushes the envelope. By all of this I mean to say that the critical eye has not been given so readily, in these creations, to issues pertaining to sex, sexism, race, racism, homelessness, prisons, or starvation. What a day it would be that I awoke from a slumberous night only to find when opened was youtube, the treasure of Crash Course's The Impact Modernity on the Self

I also posted this in the YouTube comments for the video, but I think a Crash Course: Religious Education series would be very welcome.

its okay to live in your basement as long as its not your mother's basement - those people scare the hell of of me

DFTBA

Thanks again John, I hope a Crash Course Organic Chem is the cards one day. DFTBA

Thank you!!

For. Crash course lit. Do WHITE NOISE BY DON DELILLO!!!👍👍👍👍

Thank you for the surprise video, John!

Adding other languages would be extremely helpful (at least subtitles). I think not enough people know about Crash Course (I’m based in the UK and Russia and no one in my circle is aware of Crash Course).

I am a fairly low monthly supporter but I have been thinking about pulling my support because of my personal budget. I feel very bad about this. Hangouts likes these make me feel more connected to the larger goals. More Patreon milestone goals are also an incentive to continue to give and maybe give more, in the future when I am in a better financial situation. I am not leaving just yet, though. Love to hear more on the Darkness book you are reading.

NO TIME! So, you like it when there's an edge?

I KNOW RIGHT?!?!???!!!!

Vidcon entry discount for patreon subscribers?

Is there ever going to be more Crash Course Literature? Or maybe a Nerdfighter Bookclub Crashcourse series on books that aren't necessarily classics?

Or work with other streaming services to host your content there. You get more funding and your brand is expanded. RWBY, Kung Fury, and others have made the jump from YT to Netflix.

Also if you need someone to translate a script into Latin, I can do that. Or Ancient Greek. (I realize that this is useless. I just want to contribute somehow.)

The "fun" aspect of Crash Course is one of the reasons my students love it so much. They like the format and the jokes that keep the atmosphere light while giving great information. Also, the content is age appropriate and doesn't talk to the students at a low level. As an educator I greatly appreciate any resource that challenges the student's academic and vocabulary level. My kids are also super dorky and would totally buy a Crash Course tee (for a reasonable price).

Have you guys reached out to Google to produce content for YT Red?

especially annotated/cited scripts.

Can you make scripts available for free? That would help a lot with leveling the playing field.

You guys can fill that core niche for those who do not have access to course materials. Maybe create a kit that can work with homeschools or at-risk schools.

Agree with Josh. Current events can be a rabbit hole. You can do Vlogbrothers current events playlist videos more appropriately.

Would be nice to see like...Crash Course World History, that focuses on specific countries. Learning! Also name with stars next to it.

I need to go, but thank you for taking the time to do this. Much appreciated.

No crash course current events! As academic, it's better with perspective rather than just reactionary. Keep current events in Vlogbrothers (or VBros News).

As a Canadian social studies teacher I would love to see some local "spin-off" versions of Crash Course.

Crash Course Personal Finance?

Vlogbrothers is CC: Current Events!

If you're able to use thought cafe more, and more of the kind of surprises, then you could real in the kids a lot. My daughter is 4 and she loves it, but she pays more attention to things when the thought cafe sections are up. They like pictures more. They learn through doing more, so you'd probably need more activities..

Have you ever considered creating supplementary materials (worksheets, quizzes, etc.) for the Crash Course and Crash Course Kids videos, kind of like what Brainpop does?

I notice things when tutoring in math, many students are able to memorize formulas very well...what they lack is an understanding of what those equations mean.

Could Patreon help create a community of Crash Course curriculum support volunteers?

Your pedagogy is more descriptive and modular and doesn't build on itself as much as it needs to for math or physics. You'll need people who have experience in academia who can help build the right kind of course model.

For math and physics, can you do something like Cosmos? Basically, you can teach the math by teaching how different theories were discovered. That way people don't need to just memorize formulas and instead understand concepts.

If you need someone to plan/host Crash Course Latin, I'm in. I'm so in.

Yes. More in depth content and a way to enhance comprehension... we actually like the activity pages that are linked to the brain pop videos

Please teach us mental math in a CC context

Maybe pivot and fund individual courses. This would definitely increase transparency.

Before clicking on the Patreon Link, I didn't know that it offered Kickstarter style awards. I think that could be mentioned at the end of episodes to get a few more people clicking on the link

My wife is a primary school Chinese teacher and uses CC to learn about subjects before teaching her students. I also have friends from overseas that love the US history program since they never learned it. Can you do history courses on other countries as well?

I started supporting Patreon because I am a teacher and use it all the time. Actually right now my APUSH class is watching this with me. They want to say they love Crash Course US History and send a big thank you!!! :) But now we have to go talk about the Civil War.

You should engage with your patreon supporters; they are a resource for you beyond their money contributions and I know I would be tickled to be able to contribute if a skill I possessed matched what you required. First problem is figuring out what people have to offer and not getting bogged down in it...

Also, how can I work for you/the Patreon company? I am about to finish law school and would really like to preserve my soul.

Would love in depth courses. Especially on the history bits, and the literature bits. I want more History! But very much in favor of having drives once or twice a year.

So, I embraced funding content I love through Patreon because of guilt. When I was a kid on the Internet of 2001, my favorite webcomic author asked his readers for the money just to keep his site up. I couldn't help him (because I was 12), but I told myself that I'd pay him back one day. By the time I could, he was successful enough that he stopped taking donations.

Remind.com

I just send the kids the link to the videos through Remin.com

Yes we also have very slow internet and would be great to be able to download.

Considered ever delving into teaching math on a conceptual basis (focusing on the "bigger picture")

Making a one time donation option for gifts or others that has dispossible income in one month.

Have you considered doing something like Vice with HBO? Essentially, producing longer form episodes going in depth on a certain topic? Making a deal with someone like Netflix (putting all the episode there would be cool), HBO, or even PBS would be great for revenue and audience.

The problem with providing kleos is that it is unsustainable at the volume you are trying to achieve.

My 4 year old loving the show so much is what made me decide to support. She loves it so much, that I couldn't not support it so there would be more for her to watch. I also watch it as well of course. Perhaps running like a different drive at different times of the year for the start of a new show?

I donated because, as a parent and school board trustee, I wanted everyone to have access to these great and accessible tools. Feature request: All the talking heads should say DFTBA. :)

I'm a web developer and I am quite interested in doing things for Crash Course

You could crowd source educational activities from AP teachers.

Yes please! I'd love to help.

I'm a product manager! I can do ALL THE THINGS.

My Question would be, as an avid viewer/supporter of Crash Course for years now, what else are we as viewers and teachers looking to get out of the programs. We have a variety of material especially with the new dissemination of labor. (I.E. CC Economics ets.) But what more do we as Crash Coarse as an organization want to do?

PBS/KQED makes a lot of money from merchandising tie-ins. If we can get Crash Course on television and build a brand around it, we can expand the merchandizing market.

I was introduced to CC by just looking at the education section on YouTube and watched I think a world history episode. Immediately hooked. It also provoked me to actually start watching YouTube in general.

our middle schoolers are studying the history of the silk road. CC has some content but we would love to see more about the silk road... it is a fascinating subject to study and teach...

What about turning parents into sponsors? Maybe some sort of take home materials for kids to take to their parents, who can also use the courses. Also targeting teachers as advocates to parents? Also, what if you had some sort of merch purchasing program like kids do (wrapping paper, girl scout cookies, etc.) that the students could use to raise money for Crash Course? Also, have you asked Schools for donations directly?

I should add that my children are the ones who introduced me to Crash Course. The content is so great that they were watching it for fun before we ever incorporated it into our homeschool classes and content.

And... Psychology is also awesome for my for classes : )

Yay Chemical Engineers!

Vlogbrothers was able to bring in a "gala-worthy" amount of money to charities. Your viewers want to have global impact. Maybe partner with charities and corporations to match or enhance contributions at certain tiers. This would incentivize patronage with those who want impact beyond supporting Crash Course.

As a way to draw in potential Patrons, have a contest. Every dollar contributed to Crash Course per month counts as a raffle ticket towards winning the grand prize.

am currently on most awesome road trip in south america…only problem the youtube videos use up cell phone battery real quick…also internet connection not always readily available...it would be great if your content was also available on audio book format...downloads quickly and doesn’t eat up as much battery...am a huge fan of your stuff...would love to be able to at least listen to crash courses during the sometimes painfully long and boring bus rides….you guys are definitely ambassadors of awesomeness …

Crash Course has saved the butts of my AP World History classes : ) Thanks!!!

I started supporting because I like that you are making learning interesting for everyone. I didn't have anything like this growing up and want to make sure that students (and people like me who just enjoy watching) will always have this in the future. Also, the guilt thing is absolutely a reason.

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I think what would help expand Patreon involvement would be giving contributors more opportunities to interact and contribute to Crash Course. What I love about Crash Course is you make topics fun, interesting and relevant. Your videos in a short amount of time provide perspective, empathy are balanced but also real - I don't feel like a robot is giving me a summary when I watch a Crash Course video

I use it for homeschool for my 13 and 12 year old. They are both engaged, learning, and willing to converse about what they have learned. So to me it is just an educational expense. We support you in order to get more content.

The only way you could make it better is to find a way to hit $40k SO WE CAN ALL FINALLY GET THE PHYSICS SHOW WE HAVE BEEN DYING TO SEE (ok, so maybe I'm just speaking for like 5 of the several thousand patrons, but whatever 😬😬)

What strikes me as challenging about getting "viewers like you" to become members is that many of the watchers are (I think) kids. It used to work for PBS to appeal to parents because everyone was watching the same TV in the house. But with youtube, the kids are probably watching while there isn't an adult watching with them, or at least that's something I suspect. So it seems to me you need some way to reach the families of the young people who are watching either on their own or in class.

Crash Course has been a huge benefit for my AP US HISTORY students. It offers them an opportunity to learn and review the content from a source that the students personally respect because of John's influence in their lives through his writing. I am excited to hear about your idea for curriculum and primary sources!!!! I began donating to Patreon because of the value of the Crash Course series and how it has helped my students learn. My students end up exploring learning outside of my guidance and watch episodes about government, science, and other genres because of how much they love the Crash Course US History videos. I wanted to make sure that I supported an educational service that actually benefits my students and makes them want to actively search out learning communities and engage with content and discussions.

When you say how small supports means 1000x more than ad revenue, $5 seems to me to have much more meaning and I am willing to give for impact. Also, when you have goals like course curriculum I am excited to get behind it.

From a monetitzation perspective, you'll want to sell the cirricula materials and perhaps forge partnerships with charter schools with a technology bias (like the New Technology High School Foundation) or schools that do not have access to conventional classroom materials.

Love crash course!!

cute kid in the background

Because the content you put out is awesome!!! (Not to mention accurate and informative in addition to being wildly entertaining!). DFT(Keep)BA!!!

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Where can we find information about our Patreon "company"? Where is it incorporated? Is it even incorporated (LLC, Partnership, etc.?). What in the world in the "company" called? All my best! DFTBA.

I have a budget for charitable contributions and simply felt that Crash Course was worthy.

Is John reading stuff in this chat? Who is?

I joined because I love the materials and I love the mission

I think it would be useful for the "bridge" courses to teach the skills that students need to learn and synthesize for themselves. How to do back-of-the-envelope calculations, critical thinking, writing, etc.

John, I joined patreon because the first time I watched the first episode on world history I started crying. You showned me a way of seeing history as I had never before, even if I love history since I was a kid. Please continue showing all people this version of the world

This history teacher loves primary sources!

Is this the forum? Or google hangout?

Patron!

Coming in great on the Patreon app, FYI

You know John, you look much different live than on crash course. 😉