The School of the Future
So one of my favorite movies is Accepted about some kids that start their own college. Now, I saw that movie and i wanted to start my own. It turns out it isn’t that difficult to get provisional approval for accreditation. So this is my idea for a college…
Name: Entrepreneurs College
Goal: Learn by doing
Every student would pay a moderate tuition which would get them access to all course materials and a team of 5 advisors they can talk to. The goal is to learn by starting your own company either solo or in a team with other students. The curriculum would be super condensed lectures taught by real life business people about how theories work in practice. This way, we can cut 90% of the material out to focus only on what people really need to learn.
The lessons would be 5-15 minute long videos, with powerpoints and links to support them. There would be a discussion forum and a live chat session with the lecturer. The idea is we can cover an entire semester subject in a couple of hours of focused material.
The ultimate goal is for your board of advisors (mentors) to give you approval and say you’ve passed by showing you have what it takes (and either succeeded or learned something and failed).
Each subject would be sponsored by a company (though they would not be able to influence the lecturer). Additionally companies can offer contests to solve problems for them and pay cash to students so students can earn money for specific mini internship projects. Everyone wins.
In the end people get real world advice and information and get a degree by doing something productive.
I’m not actually doing this but it would be really friggin cool
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