Mason  🏃‍♂️ ✂️

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 the alarmingly bloated costs to both students & taxpayers are very hard to justify if students aren't even interested

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.

Commodification frustrates exploration of ideas

People who like what they do tend to think more about it, do better things with it & get paid more for it. Call that commodification if you wish. Most people want to work on things they enjoy working on *and* have an income.

I’m calling education with a tight timeframe and price, a commodification that frustrates ‘deep’ learning about what you want to do...

And I'm saying that any program with no timeframe or list price will be superb for those students who have inexhaustible financial means or the ability to survive for arbitrary periods without shelter or food.

Ok, so where’s the middle ground for subjective flexibility to explore options at a pre- and undergrad level?

See my next tweet in this thread. Ideally, this is what the 13 years of compulsory early schooling would be for. Currently, there's not much exploration at all beyond what kids can find time for on their own between the homework drills & extracurriculars for their college apps