Good short thread on accountability in higher edhttps://twitter.com/ryanallred/status/1143553311884242944 …
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We must also be more honest w/ kids:
Signing for 5-6 figure debt is a big decision. Teens need more context — e.g., that <40% graduate in 4 years & they're stuck w/ the debt whether or not they graduate
Stop pushing college too early. This pic is from an elementary schoolpic.twitter.com/tiis0mie4x
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The goal should be to encourage people — young and old — to attend college **when they want to study or do something for which a college program is the most sensible option.** Far too many college students have no idea why they're there, aside from "I graduated high school."
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We've enshrined the idea that college is the place for young people to figure out what they like. But:
most undergrad courses aren't at all suited to that
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Consider that
@LambdaSchool assigns substantial pre-course work. Presumably, this gives prospective students a chance to see whether they even *like* coding, and gives Lambda an opportunity to evaluate whether they can get each student to hireability in a relatively short time.Show this thread -
In an ideal world, K-12 schools would help kids explore their interests w/ a broader array of subjects, problems & projects + opportunities for depth. In a tolerable world, there'd at least be plenty of affordable "gap year" programs for that. What we have now is not tolerable.
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I think it's too optimistic to think that 17 year olds just need the right information. Their brains aren't even fully developed and the person selling them the loan is going to have far more experience at the table.
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I don't think teens will ever be, as a group, qualified to make decisions about tens of thousands of dollars let alone hundreds of thousands. I had never had more than a thousand bucks in my bank account when I went off to college.
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lol, this was my elementary school...
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