The Blunder Years, Episode 66: Is college still valuable?
We know costs of higher education keep rising. We know debt makes it harder for people to have a life right out of school. Is the whole deal worth it? Continue Reading
Education
The Blunder Years, Episode 64: COVID schools and old dudes on Facebook
A wide-ranging discussion on what a “libertarian” is, old white dudes on Facebook, teachers, COVID schools, Elon Musk, and decision-making in your 20s. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 43: Fixing education, male loneliness, and middle school hoops
Two old chums from Teach for America Houston shooting the shit about life, hoops, flipped classrooms, and male loneliness. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 26: How f*cked is the U.S. education system? (Plus: socialism!)
My man Jordan here actually lived in Finland for a bit playing football, so let’s let him discuss “socialism” in all its glory. Plus: a lot more. Continue Reading
Higher education seems to be a problem now
Is the idea of higher education actually setting back people from achieving what they should? Continue Reading
Do we now lip-service the importance of education?
Kinda feels like the same thing as an exec discussing “mission and vision.” Continue Reading
Here’s why the traditional college model will probably never die
Here’s some research from Stanford University on what exactly first-stage investors (in startups) are looking for when they give money. The essential “elevator pitch” of the story is that an early-stage investor typically has 1,000 meeting requests in a year, has to choose… Continue Reading
Life Key: Move away from fear, greed, and ignorance
This is kind of interesting. MIT has this project called “ULab,” which is designed to transform higher education. That’s a pretty complex topic to tackle, because a lot of the problems with higher education come from the context of how… Continue Reading