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The Future of School: Here’s What School Should Look Like In 10 Years
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The Future of School: Here’s What School Should Look Like In 10 Years

More and more employers–the most interesting and dynamic–are ignoring degrees as hiring criteria.
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Isaac MorehouseOct 2, 2015
A Manifesto for Uncertainty

A Manifesto for Uncertainty

I know that it seems hard right now. Everything is so uncertain. Your finances, your relationships, your future.
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Ryan FergusonNov 3, 2015
Respect the Past by Breaking the Mold

Respect the Past by Breaking the Mold

Hold on to your beautiful things of old, but don’t cling to them as if you’re incapable of creating a new and improved reality.
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T.K. ColemanNov 2, 2015
A Degree Won’t Make You Rich(er).
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A Degree Won’t Make You Rich(er).

Across the country right now many students are being duped into believing myths of a causal relationship existing between higher education…
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Mitchell Earl21 hrs ago
Millennial Entitlement: A Tale of Comical Nonsense

Millennial Entitlement: A Tale of Comical Nonsense

I was really inspired to write this on behalf of Gary Vaynerchuk’s recent talk at the SXSW conference a couple weeks ago where he discussed…
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Brett PfeffermanMar 26
Employee Centric Or Consumer Centric?

Employee Centric Or Consumer Centric?

I came across this tweet by Hunter Walk today. He shared a NYT profile piece on Managed by Q, a portfolio company of his and Satya Patel’s…
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Sar HaribhaktiFeb 25
I’ve Been A Drug Addict Since I Was Six.

I’ve Been A Drug Addict Since I Was Six.

I didn’t get really into drugs until I was about six or seven years old.
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Mitchell EarlFeb 15
Your University Doesn’t Care About You

Your University Doesn’t Care About You

I challenge you to look at my transcript and tell me what my major is. I have a mythology course on there, next to Introduction to Single…
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Spencer McCulloughFeb 14

Let’s Reinvent the Apprenticeship for the 21st Century

The time is now to retake this tool for building your life.The apprenticeship was once the go-to way to prepare yourself for a career. You would graduate from whatever formal schooling you had and go work closely with somebody who had learned all the things you wished to learn — oftentimes the hard way. After some time working with this person and applying your passions and work ethic to a trade, you would go off on your own. ¶ With the centralization of education in schools and universities and the growth of industrial, low-skilled jobs, the…
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Zak SlaybackFeb 28
Looking Like You Care vs. Creating a Better World

Looking Like You Care vs. Creating a Better World

Life is not a contest to see who can appear to have the most integrity.
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T.K. ColemanFeb 19
We Are The Walking Dead

We Are The Walking Dead

There are no responsibilities that come with being dead.
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T.K. ColemanFeb 10
Success Without a Degree: The Mitch Broderick Story

Success Without a Degree: The Mitch Broderick Story

Meet Mitch. Mitch dropped out of college at 19. He was broke and didn’t want to be burdened by massive debt.
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PraxisJan 30
It’s Not Too Late For You

It’s Not Too Late For You

If your windows of opportunity seem to be closing, build new windows.
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T.K. ColemanJan 23
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