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soifyouvebeenwatchingthenews
latelyyouveprobablyseenphotographslikethisstudentsprotesting
becausetheirgovernmentiscuttingsubsidieseducationandabigpartofthereasonforthis
boththegovernmentiscuttingsubsidies
andthestuwnowcriesthatgettingacollegeeducationjustdoesntcostwhatheusedto
soifyougraduatedmorethantwodecadesago
youmightbesurprisedtoknowthat
itnowcoststudentsovertwoandahalftimes
asmuchasitdidforyou
andthatsinrealdollarsforanyeconomistsintheaudiencehere
anditsnotaneasyproblem
ontheonehand
thecostisbecomingharderforbothstudentsandgovernmentstobear
butontheotherhand
employersaredemandingandeducatedworkforce
theywantemployeeswithcomplexanalyticalskills
theworldnowrunswhat
outofwhatwedigotopeoplesbrains
notjustwhatwediggototheground
andsothatstheproblem
nowwhatsthefixwell
anditwouldbecompletelyhonestwithyou
ihavenoidea
butwhatidowanttotosuggest
isthatmaybewevebeenlookinginthewrongplace
wevebeenexpectingchangetocomefromschoolsandgovernments
butwhatifthechangecamefromusidliketosharemystoryandsuggest
thatmaybeaneducationdoesntneedtobeexpensive
andwhatsmoremaybewecanlearnbetterwithoutitsoinmycase
iwaslucky
whenigotacceptedtocollegeandmanagedtonarrowdownmychoiceofmajortotwochoicesbusinessandcomputersciencewasreallyinteinteresinbothwithoneyougettobuildcompcompanwiththeotheryougettobuildtechnologigies
thetwocertainlyarenttotheexclusiveafterallbillgateswasahackerbeforehebuiltanempire
butinmyschool
icouldonlymayduringonesoididwhatanyfreshmenwoulddo
anddidacarefulrationalcost
benefitanalysis
sobusinessitwas
andaftergraduatingihavenoregrets
ilearnedalot
andihadagreattime
butafterfinishingmyeducation
ihavethislongingforthepathnottaken
ireallywantedtolearncomputerscience
butgoingbacktoschoolinappealedinmefourmoreyearsofmylife
acceptinsportstuitionbills
ididntwanttopostponedmylifeandrackupdeadjusttopursueacuriosity
iwantedtheeducation
nottheschool
itwasaboutthenthatirememberedthatuniversities
likemit
stanfordinharvardhadahabitputtingupclasses
onlineforfree
ivedoneafewofthesebefore
andthethoughtoccurredtome
ifyoucouldlearnaclass
whyanentiredegree
sothatwasthebeginningofanexperiment
woulditbepossibletogetanmiteducationincomputersciencewithoutwhatevergoingtomit
sowhatsanintriguingidea
butalreadyyoucanprobablynoticeofthecomplexitiesandobjections
thismightracesogoingtomitisalot
morethanjustwhatyoulearnintheclassroom
sohowcanyoupossiblyhopetoreplicatesomethingwhichissuchamultifaccitedexperience
soiliketothinkcollegesalot
likeeatingatafivestarrestaurant
youreneverpayingforjustthefood
yougettheweightstafftheeleganttocoreandthefancifrenchexperies
yourepayingforacomplexandmultifacacgeexperience
andthesameistruecollege
yougetnetworkingwithyourintellectualpeers
researchopportunitiesandcredentialsfromilleadinstitutionsandlikethefancyrestaurant
yougetabigbillattheend
andyouknowwhatsometimesthissystemworks
butjustasyouprobablydontwanttogotoafivestarrestaurant
everytimeyougethungry
youprobablyalsodontwanttogobacktoschool
everytimeyouwanttolearnsomething
ididntwantthefivecoursemeal
iwantedmyeducationourcard
andsowhatmattermostto
mewasbeingabletounderstandthebigideasofcomputersciencethingslikealgorithms
artificialintelligence
encryptionandtheinternet
andbeingabletoimplementthoseideasincomputerprograms
soidecidedtomakemychallengesimple
mygoalwouldbetotrytopasstheexamsinmitstudentswoulddoandtodotheprogrammingprojects
iamititsasimplification
itllmitsalotofthemitexperience
butforwhatiwantedtogetoutofit
itwasaprettygoodsimplefication
andwhatmattermore
itwasasimplificationthatworked
soiwasabletobuildacurriculumofthirtythreeclasses
thatwithoneortwominorexceptionswasidenticaltothecourerselessandmitstudentwoulduse
andiwasabletobuildthisusingonlymitfreeonlineavailableinformation
theonlycostwasforafewtextbooks
whichmeanticouldfollowthisentireprogramforundertwothousanddollarsokay
soihavemygoal
andnowihavethematerial
nowforthehardpartactuallylearningmitclassesimnotkiddingmyself
mitsarereallyhardschool
itsnonotoriouslydifficult
evenforbrightstudents
andwhatsmoreimnotgoingtohavetohelpoffaculallyandprofessorsandclassmates
soicaneasilygethelpfromsointheorytheprojectsdoalable
butwoulditjustbetoodifficultinpractice
andwhenitoldmyfriendsaboutthis
thatitwasplanningondoingamitdegreeonmyown
theyreinforcethosedoubts
theytoldme
theycouldntimaginetryingtolearnamitdegreeonyourownit
itjustjustbetoodifficultwithoutthecausingguidanceandsupportoffacultymembers
butthatlastpointdineringtrueforme
becausewheniwenttocollege
iwasinlecturehalls
likethisone
wheretheprofessorwouldgiveatalktoanauditorianfullofthreehundredstudents
andetsure
ifIAquestion
icouldraisemyhand
butifireallydidntunderstandsomethingitwasuptomeet
tolearnitsoperhapsthedoubtworriesoveraduityourselfdegreehavemoretodowithitbeingunconventionalthanitbeinggenuinelymoredifficultthanaformalalarmm
andasistarteddoingthefirstfewclasses
myresultswereevenmoresurprisingthanthatifound
iwasabletolearnfasterusingthisapproach
thanieverhadmallinuniversity
sofarfrombeinganobstacle
itturnedout
thatnotgoingtomit
hadmademyjobaloteasierokay
sothatlastbitdeservesabitofanexplanation
afterallmitstudenthasaccesstoeverythingido
andmuchmuchmoreimgoing
ipossiblyhaveanadvangeoverstudent
whenihavefewerresourcesit
itdefiescommonsense
soinordertoexplainthis
ineedtodoalittlebitofADtour
ineedtogointothegeekyrealmofpersonalproductivity
sotheresatoolcallthetimelog
andhereshowthetimelogworkshedropdownthestartingandthestoppingtimesforeveryactivityyoudoandimeaneveryactivityfromwhenyouwakeupinthemorning
towhenyoutakeoutthegarbage
nowmyguessisthatmostofyouherearneverneverdoneatimewhilebeforebecausesyoujustjustimaginehowirritatingthatistodo
butifyoudo
whentheresultscanbeeyeopening
soheresarecentwallstreetjournalarticlewherethereporterdidjustthatshewritesisurealizzeivebeenlyingtomyself
aboutwherethetimewasgoing
whatithoughtwasasixtyhourworkweekwasntevenclose
iwouldhaveguessispenthoursdoingthedishes
wheninfactispentminutes
ispentlongstretches
atimelostontheinternetorputteringaroundthehouse
imsure
exactlywhatiwasdoingnowbecauseimahugegeekivedonetimeloksbefore
andicansaythesituationisevenworseforstudents
thevastmajorityoftimeofstudentsspentisntspentlearning
itspentcommunitytoclass
copyingnoticestarblocks
andtryingtostayawakeinlectures
ifyoucouldtotaluptheamountoftime
thatstudentsspendsformingnewinsightsandrememberingfacts
whichisofcoursewhatlearningisitwouldbetiny
ifforthemostpart
thisisanevenstudentsfaultafterallentrepreneursoftennoticceastartlingdifferenceintheirproductivityatastartuversuisabigfirm
biginstitutions
meanbureaucracy
theymeanpaperwork
theymeandoingwhatyouretoldinsteadofwhatsimportant
sobeinganeducationalentrepreneurcanthereforeoffersomelearningadvantagesoverpeopleinaformalsystem
sotakelecturesisaperfectexample
sowheniwoulddomitlectures
whenistartdoingtheclasses
iwouldwatchthematoneandahalftimesaspeed
no
thismaysoundverydifficult
butthedifferenceisbarelyaudbleinhumanspeech
andofcourseit
itgoestoofast
youjusthitrewindstudentsinaregularclassroom
donthaveaccesstoafastfordorawinebutton
eventhoughimguessingmostofthemwouldlikeoneandtheimpactofthisisintervialbybeingabletowatchlecturesataslightlyfasterpace
andwatchingthemsequentlyiwasabletotakeclassesthatnormallyspanfourmonths
andwatchthemintwodaysofrealtime
ortakeassignments
studentsdoassignisbecausetheyhavedoyes
sometimestheyfacilitatelearning
butsometimestheydontforexample
ifyourestrugglingwithaconcept
whyweeatweekstogetyouranswersback
wheniwoulddohardmitassignments
iwoulddothequestionswiththesolutionkeyinhandonequestionedatatime
becausethistightfeedbacklookslikethis
thecogniicscientistsrecognizesbeingcriticaltolearning
andyoudontneedtobeageniustoapplytheseideas
hetheyrebeingabletoreplaykeysegmentsoflectures
beingabletogetimmediatefeedbackonyourskills
thesearestructuraladvantagegestheybenefitslowlearners
asmuchastheybenefitfastones
sowhereamirightnowlessofthismoment
ivecompletedtwentyofthethirtythreecomputersciencecoursesinthemitcurriculum
andbycompletedimeanthativepassedthosefinalexams
andididtheprogrammingprojectsassociatewiththoseclassives
andwhatsmorebecausethespeedupslikethis
thatihavementionedimontractivefinishing
theprogramintwelvemonths
insteadoffouryearssotoday
thebigtopicisabouthowtechnologyisgoingtoeducationalinstitutionsinclassrooms
ithinkthismissesthepoint
thebiggerhevilsineducationarentgoingtobeaboutschools
theyregoingtobeaboutstudents
andimnotaloneinbelievingthistheresalreadygrassroots
organizationslookingtorethinkeducationnotfromthetopdown
butfromthebottomup
thesearemovementstheyrenotplannedbyschoolsorgovernments
butfromstudentswhoarefedupwiththelimitedoptions
thecurrentsystemprovideseducationhackingisthenewtrend
sobillionaireinvestorpetertielnowgivesaonehundredthousanddollarsscholarshifttostudentsnottogotoschool
buttodropoutandstartsomethinginteresting
andsowhenthebestandbrightestandmostmotivatorsstartsiginglingtheirtalentbynotgoingtoschool
therestoftheworldwilltakenotice
anditsnotanallornothingproposition
eitherjcrossthefounderoftheduit
yourselfdegreeisputtingtogether
alistofuniversitiesbasedonthenumberoftransfercredits
theyacceptthatmeansyoucangotoarealuniversityandgetarealdegree
butminimizetheoneoftimeyouhavetospendlearningintheclassroom
look
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maybeyoudontwanttogotomit
ortrytolearnanmitdeagreeonyourownjustforfun
igetthat
butevenifyoudecideddoyoureducationoldfasfashionway
thisstillimpactsyou
theworldischangingtoofasttobelievethatlearningstopsonceyougetyourdiplomabeingabletoteachyourself
complexskillsandbigideasisgoingtobeessentialtostayaheadandsolikeitornotmosteducationinthefutureisgoingtobeselfeducation
universitiesaregoingawayanytime
soontheywillalwaysofferthings
selfeducationwillmiss
andtherearegreatexperience
eveniftheressometimesanexpensiveone
butthatsaidibelieveselfeducationsthefuture
ifapersonlikemecanlearnanmitdegreeinonequarterofthetime
oneonehundreddsofthefinancialcost
whatstostopyoufromdoingittoothankyou