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Modern education today is more than ever of the world, not in the world. A student today does not require a grading system, a big lecture hall, or endless essays and exams. I believe that in exploring the gifts of the world and it's people is the greatest education any student can have today.
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Especially as degrees become meaningless and work is more fluid. There is near zero reason to take out huge loans when learning is free and exploring a niche topic through immersion is exponentially more exciting as you can meet local experts to challenge your thinking far greater than sitting in class.
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Especially as people are realizing how evil of institutions the american ivy league colleges are (especially in terms of their abuse, greed, and cronyism), why focus on those institutions. I still believe strongly in in-person gatherings of young people to prioritize education and personal development but we should minimize our valuation of accreditation until these institutions go bankrupt from lack of value proposition.
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gatherings of young people can happen anywhere, informal adventurer groups, WhatsApp meetups, etc. and can be more fulfilling too
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I don’t disagree. But I also believe institutions in the sense of places to gather around shared purpose are very important. I’m not religious and have negative associations with church, but I do believe that the best argument in favour of going is that: shared purpose, community building. Now you can get that from social organizations, clubs, sports, community work, etc—and you should—but the specifics of gathering around education itself, is one of the great forces for good. This can evolve. And is. Reading clubs, hackathons, maker spaces are all part of this, but there is something to be said for mentorship and an education steered by someone who has devoted a career to understanding a field of study.
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yes totally, this seems to be the core idea of network education and the need for many places where people can learn, build (in all the many ways, not just products and tech), and then move on to another place to do the same. just as church, all institutions must adapt to the shifting waters of the world in order to survive. it is with these adaptations that we learn to *be* and *contribute* to the world, not just to pass tests and write papers and cultivate ideas
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