Gaming: Your Child's New Career?

They’re giving scholarships to influencers!?

 

Welcome back to Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers! Join our hosts Devin Siebold and James Yon as they consider changing their careers to become pro gamers. Is posting on instagram a real job? Of course it is! And apparently colleges are starting to catch on by giving social media influencers scholarships. They also found out this week that private schools are finally starting to become more obtainable for families in Florida, but is that even a good thing?

You know, when we were kids video games were a lot simpler, but we've come a long way from cheating by picking Bo Jackson in Tecmo bowl. When you think about it, the gaming industry has grown almost enough to be bigger than the movie industry, so why aren't we encouraging students from pursuing a career in pro gaming?  

 

Being an influencer is the newest and best form of marketing today, and people are starting to catch on. They are now apparently giving scholarships to influencers at Western Government University to study how to become a better influencer. Seriously, where was this when we were going to college!?

 

This week we have some great news for our listeners in Florida! Governor DeSantis passed a new bill that's going to award $8,000 to anyone who wants to put their kids into private schools! This is great news for parents, almost a little too great, what's the catch here? Tune in to find out more!

 

Jump right in!

5:22 $8,000 Private School Debate

11:39 Teacher-Turned-Comedian's Journey

18:15 Gaming in the Job Market

25:47 Social Media Degree Viability

33:02 Gaming: Education vs. Career

40:59 Private vs. Public School

 

So log onto steam and get your twitch stream ready, but first go ahead and check out this week's episode of Crying In My Car, a podcast for teachers. 

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