Two books that have influenced my thinking lately are Tyler Cowen's Average is Over and Kevin Carey's The End of College. I even wrote a blog post on the latter.Both imply that comfortable …
Wealthy vs. Wise? Education’s Senseless Divide
Become a better analyst. Subscribe.I am passionate about education of all kinds.At my liberal arts college, I was in everything from the classics honorary to the orchestra to the political economy …
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School is Not Like the Pub…
When teaching in Poland one summer, my coworker received a t-shirt from a student which read:School is not like the pub... You do not have to go to school every day.I've got a lot of mileage from this …
Out with the Stale, In with the Classic
Great piece in the WSJ about the future of education, an industry that has remained stubbornly resistant to technology.I've written a bit about this -- what I call "Yellow Checker Syndrome" (posts …
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Keep Fighting Yellow Checker Syndrome
This post continues some thoughts I shared last week on higher education. Read the first post here.Get DematerializedLast week, I drew an analogy between Uber and higher education. I argued that …
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Education: Fight Yellow Checker Syndrome
Education Suffers from Yellow Checker SyndromeJames Altucher is a "digital mentor" of mine. He even answers some of my texts. If you know anything about him, he does not believe in college. I agree …
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