Kevin Berry
Jul 20, 2017 · 2 min read

I agree with this article while also think its good that at least some standardization by these schools involved in the CIRR is a good thing too. I don’t think School A is necessarily bad, but I think School A is like Stanford/Harvard/Most elite US schools. Yes they provide a great education but only for a limited few. That concerns me, esp in an industry like tech that has systemic diversity issues (well not just the tech industry but i wont digress…)

Made me think of this podcast:

The podcast argues what donation has better value, giving money to an elite school which would use it on a small number of students or a public university that provides way more people with education. He further argues that the money is more needed at the public universities as the impact is far greater, as they have much more limited funding than elite schools.

Why did the article make me think about this? I am pushing for more access to tech education and wonder with all the bootcamps creating jr dev market saturation (at least in the big cities, ask any new bootcamp grad how they are viewed by hiring managers), seeing that some (maybe) do not struggle b/c of reputation (Hack Reactor? Just a guess), How can we ensure we provide quality education large groups of people to help our industry move forward and give people great opportunities in an impactful and well paid field?

I worry about those that pay money (or time) and then are left with no job afterwards. I loved DBC but know of many grads from my cohort that did not get jobs in the tech industry afterwards and just continued on in their previous fields. Yes with some tech knowledge, but $12k less in their bank accounts as well.

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