Archive for the ‘education’ Category
Learning, leverage, and the coming change in education
Institutions of learning are going to be dramatically changed in the coming years.
Rolfe Winkler is an astute blogger, and he (along with many others) sees a parallel in the markets for housing and higher education. We have students (homeowners) purchasing an education (housing) at ever increasing prices using vast amounts of leverage. That didn’t end [...]
A Liberal Arts Education
Bennington College president Liz Coleman gave my favorite talk from this past year’s TED. Her call to action: we need to reinvigorate the liberal arts education. There is a trend that says a deep specialization in a single subject is the best way to learn. However, without a broad and fundamental understanding of the world around us, [...]
EverFi: Financial Literacy through gaming
My friend Thomas Davidson launched an amazing company this past year: EverFi. The folks over at EverFi understand the drastic need for financial literacy, and are using an innovative approach (gaming) to teach these basic precepts. An article today in CNN Money details their launch and some of what they are up to:
EverFi offers a five-hour [...]
The Burden of College Debt
Leverage is a dangerous game - it magnifies both returns and losses - but a historically safe bet has been education. Not only do I (strongly) believe in the intrinsic value of education, there is little doubt a college education substantially raises your future earnings. Just look at unemployment rates for confirmation: those with a bachelor’s degree or [...]
Cramer vs. Stewart
I’ll spare any commentary and leave it up to you to watch. The rest over at The Daily Show.
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Graduate School - is the leverage worth it?
The economy shed nearly 700,000 jobs in February, according to ADP, and although these numbers aren’t the official tally, it’s hard to read anything positive here. What are the previously employed doing? Jobs, especially in certain sectors, are harder than ever to come by, so a number are turning to graduate school to ride out [...]
