The signaling model of education is not a model of hope. It tells a tale of stable waste, not an “education bubble.” That’s why I’ve repeatedly bet against any major fall in the share of youth enrolled in traditional four-year colleges. Still, the signaling model does tantalize us with the potential for a better world. If you could only
Two things I think boot camps should try that they haven't yet (or at least I don't think they have).
1. Why not poach from high school graduates who would likely go to college? Except instead of college, you advertise to them a Bootcamp. Screen them via SAT or ACT if need be. A small market since you'd need parents that can co-sign or pay, but certainly large enough to make some money off of.
2. 6-month boot camps that teach twice as much and make people more likely to get a FANNG job or something.
Graduated from GA web dev in 2017. Have worked at 2 start ups since. I concur with your comments about graduates being more or less lazy. I was shocked that only ~8 of 30 students in my course completed the final assignment, attended the job fair, and took advantage of the job placement resources. I got my first job from the job fair that GA put on.
In my experience the people that were most successful with the program we already employable in similar jobs before the GA program. Many were working as consultants or for large corporations and probably could have continued in those careers but wanted something different.
Boot Camp: A Business Saga
Very interesting read. Thank you!
Two things I think boot camps should try that they haven't yet (or at least I don't think they have).
1. Why not poach from high school graduates who would likely go to college? Except instead of college, you advertise to them a Bootcamp. Screen them via SAT or ACT if need be. A small market since you'd need parents that can co-sign or pay, but certainly large enough to make some money off of.
2. 6-month boot camps that teach twice as much and make people more likely to get a FANNG job or something.
Very nicely done. Question: I would have thought that ISAs would be hard to enforce, but you didn't mention that. Are they?
Graduated from GA web dev in 2017. Have worked at 2 start ups since. I concur with your comments about graduates being more or less lazy. I was shocked that only ~8 of 30 students in my course completed the final assignment, attended the job fair, and took advantage of the job placement resources. I got my first job from the job fair that GA put on.
In my experience the people that were most successful with the program we already employable in similar jobs before the GA program. Many were working as consultants or for large corporations and probably could have continued in those careers but wanted something different.