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Rion Nakaya
September 3rd, 2025

The Kid Should See This • September 3, 2025

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🦓 WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK:

The big-headed ant invasion that changed lion hunting in Kenya ➜

🏫 School's starting, and I keep thinking about all the teachers who don't know TKSST.com exists yet. With classroom budgets shrinking and everything costing more, free resources matter more than ever. And those kindergarteners from March 2020 are fifth graders now—kids who expect video to be part of learning, who might still be behind with academic comprehension, sustained focus, and social skills. They're watching hours of content anyway; that content should be something meaningful!

What makes TKSST meaningful? Educational storytelling by experts and dedicated enthusiasts. Real scientists documenting their research. Real museums sharing their collections. Real engineers solving problems. Real artists showing their process. And not for clicks or views, but because they genuinely want to share what they know. These are the people who make the internet worth exploring.

When you share TKSST, you're not just sharing a website—you're amplifying the work of a few thousand creators who would never let the internet be dominated by clickbait and AI slop. You're connecting teachers with NASA scientists, documentary filmmakers, conservationists, innovators, and all kinds of creators who believe knowledge should be accessible to everyone.

And so I have a favor to ask: ✨📣 Can you share TKSST.com and this newsletter with any teachers or parents you know? A quick message at the start of a new school year is one of the simplest ways to help educators plan more engaging lessons with less prep time.

For new teachers, in particular, knowing TKSST may mean less time spent searching YouTube and more time teaching. For parents, it can mean feeling better about their kids' screen time and maybe having time to watch and talk about the videos together.

In a time of big challenges, raising kids who feel wonder and think critically is one of our greatest responsibilities. Every teacher we share with, every parent we tell, helps build a community of learners who know that facts matter, curiosity matters, creativity matters, and the real world is more incredible than any algorithm-generated content could ever be.

Thank you, as always. - Rion

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