In the episode of 20 August of the famous show of Tvn variety Tuiz on the blockThe psychology professor of Yale University Ahn Woo-Kyung has fascinated spectators with a unique mixture of intellect and humor, revealing that he makes students dance to BTS videos in class as part of a psychological lesson.
Ahn, who is the first Korean to become a professor of psychology in the role at the Ivy League, has taught Yale for over 30 years and is the recipient of the prestigious Lex Hixon prize of the University for teaching excellence, awarded for the lessons of the most voted students.
When the guest Yoo Jae-Suk asked for its course content, explained Ahn, “I teach to think rationally, what are the consequences if you don’t do it and strategies to think better.”
But the real surprise came when Yoo raised the famous Ahn class experiment: “Did I hear the students dance?” He laughs, Ahn described one of his most discussed teaching methods:
“I cut a 6 -second clip from a BTS music video and I tell the students who will receive a reward if they can copy it exactly. I play it 10 times. About 15 students usually raise their hands thinking that it will be easy, but once tried, it is a complete disaster.”
This humorous but insightful exercise has a deeper purpose.
“In your head, you think:” I can do it “, but when you try, you can’t” he said. “This is the illusion of fluidity. Do you think something will be easy just because you saw it.”
The illusion of fluidity, according to Ahn, also explains why people sometimes underestimate the difficulty of the tasks of real life, including public speaking and time management.
“I also train aloud for an hour and a half before each lesson”, He added. “You really know something only when you try to do it alone.”
He offered another hilarious anecdote:
“Once I saw a 40 -minute grooming tutorial online and I tried it alone. When I finished, my family could not even recognize the dog.”
The laughter and confusion in the classroom are part of Ahn’s wider mission: helping students to understand cognitive prejudices and the gap between perception and performance. This is also the reason why students often tells it, “You’re wrong too.”
“I want them to know that also good people can make mistakes and bring prejudices”, He explained.
Throughout the segment, the charisma, wit and the creative approach of Ahn to teaching resonated not only with Yoo Jae-Suk and the conductor of Jo Se-Ho, but also with the spectators throughout the nation. From BTS dance clips to dog grooming accidents, Professor Ahn Woo-Kyung continues to redefine world-level education: a laugh, one lesson at a time.
Sources: Netizenbuzz
