Educators are beginning to catch on. Instead of fighting against the pull of popular media, progressive classrooms are using it as a text. Teachers ask students: How does the anti-hero in this show link to the concept of leadership we read about in history class? By deconstructing the link, boys learn to become critics of media rather than just consumers of it.

Boys are no longer just watching Minecraft YouTubers; they are linking that content to their own gameplay, dissecting the strategies in Discord servers, and creating their own mod packs. They link a scene from an anime to a meme format, which then links to a joke among friends.

Based on the findings, we recommend that: