Hank Green aka William Henry Green II is an American YouTuber, science communicator, novelist, and entrepreneur. He has a YouTube channel Vlogbrother with his older brother John Green. He runs YouTube channels like Crash Course and Scishow which make education entertaining and those informative content makes millions of views worldwide.
Hank began his online education with the YouTube channel Vlogbrother, which he created with his brother John Green in 2007. The channel was initially kept for personal updates which evolved into an educational content channel. Seeing the demand for online learning, Hank and John launched Crash Course in 2012.
Crash course gained popularity with its humorous approach to various high school curriculum subjects. The channel deals with biology, history, literature, and psychology. Crash course videos are known for their clear-cut explanations, easy-understanding visuals, and Hank's enthusiasm for teaching.
Following Crash Courses' success, Hank launched Scishow in 2012. The show deals with specific scientific concepts, exploring them in detail. Scishow Pysch and Scishow Space made the channel reach new heights interms of viewership, thee deal with psychology and space exploration
Hank’s education expanded beyond YouTube, he partnered with Arizona State University and launched Study Hall in 2015. Study Hall made earning college credits easier, it allowed students to watch Crash COurse videos and complete assginments. This was started as an affordable alternative to traditional college because of the rise in student loan debt crisis.
Hanks educational philosophy is centered around making learning more engaging and accessible. He uses humor and relatable examples for the viewers to make them understand.
He breaks down complex ideas into bite sized pieces makignthem eseir to understand for the viewers
He uses humor and storytelling, to keep the viewers engaged and making learning easy and enjoyable
The quality of the video animation speaks volume, with highquality animations and graphics, he makes the viewers learn easy
The content is free on Youtube and making them globally free
Hank Green’s education initiative have had significant impact on viewers world wide. Crash course videos have been viewed billions of times by students. They have increased the interest in learning across all ages, pushing people to explore scientific concepts that might have been considered alien.
These crash course videos have been incorporated into their lessons plans as a substitute for traditional learning methods, making the students learn complex concepts easily. The free nature of Hank’s content makes education available to viewers around the world.
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