The Kid Should See This  • June 18, 2025

🦜 WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK:

Anamorphic Sculptures: Turning plastic trash into lifelike animal illusions ➜

🤗 Digital Wellness Educator Julia Storm shared this fantastic recommendation for TKSST this week. As a screentime coach, Julia works with families and schools, helping them transition from policing screen time to partnering with kids to build healthy media skills. Her “be smart, not scared” approach gets that when videos fascinate kids and adults, co-viewing (and modeling curiosity) is fun, not forced.

Word of mouth is how families and educators find TKSST. We don’t have algorithms working in our favor, but there are always thoughtful people who understand that carefully curated content can spark curiosity that extends far beyond the screen. And for that I’m grateful. Thank you, Julia!

Related reading from Julia’s site: 🤖 Kids and AI Companions - A Parent Guide. 

Plus a few more links from my week:

🎓 Many Kids’ Parents Didn’t Go to College. You Can Still Motivate Them in STEM from Education Week

🏫 Nebraska invested in having special education students learn alongside their peers — and is seeing promising results at The Hechinger Report.

🐋 WhaleSETI: Curious Humpback Whales Approach Humans and Blow Bubble “Smoke” Rings

🌿 Homer Backing into the Bushes Demonstration (video) by JK Brickworks (who has a few LEGO videos on TKSST)

🦉 Owls in towels.

🎤 Emin Yogurtcuoglu Interviews An Owl In The Wild (video)

Have a great week. And stay safe and hydrated, friends in the Midwest and Northeast. - Rion

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