Reddit and YouTube education? Elon Musk says his kids learned most from the internet – Tesla and SpaceX CEO believes video games are the future
- The father of six has teenage twins and triplets, plus a baby with current partner and musician, Grimes
- The five eldest all attend Ad Astra, the grade-less school he co-founded in Gene Wilder’s former Bel Air home
Elon Musk says most of his kids’ education comes from the internet.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO – who is a father of six, five of whom are school-aged – was asked about education during a live interview on the buzzy audio app Clubhouse on Sunday (January 31) night.
One of the interviewers asked Musk what he thought would be the best way to educate a 5-year-old in today’s world, and how he expects education to proceed over the next 5 to 10 years.
“Well, my observation is that my kids were mostly educated by YouTube and Reddit,” Musk said. “I guess there were lessons as well, but judging by the amount of time they spent online, it seemed like most of their education is actually coming from online.”
Musk added that he thinks education should be “as interesting and exciting as possible” and that thinking about it in terms of video games could help keep kids more engaged.
“If kids can be super engaged in video games, there’s a way for them to be super engaged in education as well,” Musk said.
