Don't Go to College This Fall

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7 pointsmike10132 comments

Hmm. The idea is tempting, but I'm wary of the notion that most students (especially underclassmen) could make efficient use of their time trying to create a whole business from scratch in 6 months. Is this a reasonable assumption? There is a limit on the number of open problems that can be addressed with whizbang junior CS projects, no? Especially if you're aiming for said projects to be educational in nature.

Additionally, might a 6 month break from schooling result in a more severe version of summer learning loss[1], disadvantaging these students when they do eventually re-enroll?

On the other hand, paying full tuition for even a partially online semester is definitely not an attractive prospect, not to mention the opportunities one might miss out on by having one less "full" semester. Tough choice.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_learning_loss

Meh - “higher education” is even more of a joke at teaching useful skills these days then when I went in the early 90’s. For the vast majority of people paid internship programs that emphasize real life experience along with education would be fare more meaningful - we need more approaches like https://discoverpraxis.com/ A more formalized approach to what this article is proposing.

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