Good short thread on accountability in higher edhttps://twitter.com/ryanallred/status/1143553311884242944 …
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@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
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
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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The thesis of our current zeitgeist, what we have now is not tolerable.
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When you have well over $1T in outstanding debt & overwhelming default rates on loans for a product sold nearly entirely on the premise that it increases income well beyond its costs, I have to admit that I don't see a way to reasonably part with the zeitgeist as you describe it.
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