Think Free Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Here's the Altantic Monthly article on the college: http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/08/the-future-of-college/375071/ They plan to reject all government aid because of the distortive effect it has on education. Their whole system of teaching is (they claim) innovative, based on research instead of what's been done for the last 500 years. Also interesting, while a U.S. college, they plan to have mostly non-U.S. students, eventually. If I were a libertarian thinking about where I would go to college, this one seems to have some potential. Thoughts? EDIT: That article also links to this article which catalogs many of the problems the U.S. government is creating for college education. Most of it probably won't surprise you, but it's good to have a nice source like that. http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/08/the-law-school-scam/375069/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Nygaard Jensen Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Hi I belive that the future of education is already here. It is called khan academy. Everything is for free, and they rely on donations. Like FDR. No need for a college really. The teatcher is no longer the teatcher but a mentor for the student. So, combine FRD and Khan Academy with a tablet and the kids will get an inexpensive education. Kind regards Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jot Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Hi I belive that the future of education is already here. It is called khan academy. Everything is for free, and they rely on donations. Like FDR. No need for a college really. The teatcher is no longer the teatcher but a mentor for the student. So, combine FRD and Khan Academy with a tablet and the kids will get an inexpensive education. Kind regards Allan I like Khah a lot but I really wish he did videos on advanced topics too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh F Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Khan is great yeah, but here is thing: there is not right way to teach everyone. I think a plethora of innovative, unique, and as cheap as possible solutions to education are ideal. And it already exists, its called the internet. 101 ways to learn everything, yes, even that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynicist Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 The fact that they are avoiding government funding and have managed to achieve accreditation are good, but I'm concerned that it seems the whole learning process is designed by one psychologist dean from Harvard who thinks he knows the best way to learn. The description of the teaching style seemed aggressive and weird, but as long as his ideas are open to criticism and change then they'll probably do fine. Ideally this might motivate more schools to find ways to lower the price of entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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