Peter Thiel pays students $100,000 to drop out of college
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In the following video on 60 Minutes, billionaire Peter Thiel shares his views on higher education with Morley Safer. Since Thiel doesn’t believe going to college is worth the cost, he pays students with promising ideas $100,000 to drop out of college and become entrepreneurs instead. Having billionaires pay you to randomly try things: the new, sustainable model for education. Update: Ironically enough, if you want to work at Thiel’s hedge fund as an analyst, you need a high GPA from a top-tier university! (The fund changed the job posting following Slate’s reporting.) |
The college-loan scandal
“In a way, America itself is violating the Truth in Lending Act. It’s cheering millions of high school graduates toward college every year, feeding them into the debt grinder under the banner of increased opportunity.”
The college-loan scandal
“In a way, America itself is violating the Truth in Lending Act. It’s cheering millions of high school graduates toward college every year, feeding them into the debt grinder under the banner of increased opportunity.”
Introducing Mechanics Academy
The author of this blog describes how he plans to creatively use web-based simulation technology to enhance computational science education.
Introducing Mechanics Academy
The author of this blog describes how he plans to creatively use web-based simulation technology to enhance computational science education.
MOOCs, now with formal degrees
Georgia Tech, Udacity and AT&T team up to offer the first accredited online Master of Science in Computer Science that students can earn for a fraction of the cost of traditional, on-campus programs.
MOOCs, now with formal degrees
Georgia Tech, Udacity and AT&T team up to offer the first accredited online Master of Science in Computer Science that students can earn for a fraction of the cost of traditional, on-campus programs.
Class2Go is dead, long live edX!
Stanford to collaborate with edX on developing its open-source platform; the full source code for the platform will be released under the AGPL on June 1, 2013.
Class2Go is dead, long live edX!
Stanford to collaborate with edX on developing its open-source platform; the full source code for the platform will be released under the AGPL on June 1, 2013.
The internet and the future of learning
Technology has enabled us to interact, innovate and share in whole new ways. Can this dynamic shift in mindset profoundly change the way we learn in the future?
The internet and the future of learning
Technology has enabled us to interact, innovate and share in whole new ways. Can this dynamic shift in mindset profoundly change the way we learn in the future?
Is algebra necessary?
This question is posed by a political science professor in a recent essay. Whether you agree with his arguments or not (I don’t), it’s a great article for bringing into discussion what knowledge should be compulsory for all.
Is algebra necessary?
This question is posed by a political science professor in a recent essay. Whether you agree with his arguments or not (I don’t), it’s a great article for bringing into discussion what knowledge should be compulsory for all.
The Khan Academy goes to camp
This fun camp is an experiment by Salman Khan to test the possibilities of both online and offline education.
The Khan Academy goes to camp
This fun camp is an experiment by Salman Khan to test the possibilities of both online and offline education.
Apple now lets any teacher publish to iTunes U
Unfortunately this policy change doesn’t address the primary reason why iTunes U fails to be adopted widely: iTunes is bloated and often unintuitive.
Apple now lets any teacher publish to iTunes U
Unfortunately this policy change doesn’t address the primary reason why iTunes U fails to be adopted widely: iTunes is bloated and often unintuitive.