teaching software development - darrell silver from thinkful
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Software engineering school
@darrellsilver
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Why we exist
Student debt
2.5x in 20 years
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Why we exist
Un- and under-employmentabove 10%
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500,000 Current job openings in
technical fields, but no one to fill them.
Why we exist
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Lifelong learning“I expect to have a
new career every 10 years”
Why we exist
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● Like vocational schools but for white collar jobs.
● Promise a job within a year● Tuition paid within a year or
two of increased salary of a new career
A new trend toward ROI-based education
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How Thinkful teaches
Feedback and support
1-on-1
Technology keeps you on pace &
connected
Build real projects
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Thinkful mentors
● Founded in 2012● 350+ mentors● 7,000 students
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Thinkful students
Average age: 30
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Thinkful students
Employed while enrolled
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Why we teach 1-on-1
Remember more & learn faster
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When we started
We assumed these would be hard
We assumed these would be easy
✓Finding mentors✓Competing with
algos✓Competing with
in-person schools
✓Building curriculum
✓Hiring for empathy
✓Is it working???
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1. Sharing knowledge with others2. Improve skills through teaching3. Gain experience as a teacher4. Watching your students succeed5. …6. …7. Earn money
Why mentors do it
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Thinkful mentors are successful
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The future of higher education
Slowing Growing✓4 years for a BA
(and $$$)✓School then career✓Student debt from
government
✓2 or 3 years; less $$
✓Lifelong learning✓Companies pay for
better training
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Who pays??
1.Companies2.Government loans3.Prices go down4.Childhood ed make us
obsolete
The future of bootcamps
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Similar to Thinkful
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Software engineering school
@darrellsilver