Lambda School’s Misleading Promises

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Post by uptown » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 3:45 PM UTC

Lambda School’s Misleading Promises
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Re: Lambda School’s Misleading Promises

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Post by ucha » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 4:43 PM UTC

I'm wondering why it is that two hit pieces came out at the same time [1]? Is it just a coincidence?

https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/11/21131848/lambda-school-co...

Re: Lambda School’s Misleading Promises

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Post by hprotagonist » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 4:43 PM UTC

relatedly, it's so nice to see zed shaw tilting at a windmill that deserves it for once: https://twitter.com/lzsthw/status/1212284566431576069?lang=e...

Re: Lambda School’s Misleading Promises

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Post by cm2012 » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 4:51 PM UTC

I mean, it's still a vastly, vastly better deal than college or other boot camps. It has no up front monetary investment, and you only pay for it if i works for you.

Re: Lambda School’s Misleading Promises

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Post by TaylorGood » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 4:56 PM UTC

ucha wrote: post #2

I'm wondering why it is that two hit pieces came out at the same time [1]? Is it just a coincidence? https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/11/21131848/lambda-school-co...

I’m neutral on this, but if I had to guess: @DHH shed light on it via his twitter recently in a big way.

Re: Lambda School’s Misleading Promises

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Post by akanet » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 4:57 PM UTC

Hi, I'm the author of the piece, perhaps better known here as founder of CoderPad. Feel free to ask me anything but things are a bit crazy right now!

Re: Lambda School’s Misleading Promises

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Post by akanet » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 4:57 PM UTC

ucha wrote: post #2

I'm wondering why it is that two hit pieces came out at the same time [1]? Is it just a coincidence? https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/11/21131848/lambda-school-co...

It's a coincidence. I was working on the story for five months, but some recent student unrest catalyzed Kate Clark's (excellent) reporting.

Re: Lambda School’s Misleading Promises

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Post by azangru » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 4:58 PM UTC

ucha wrote: post #2

I'm wondering why it is that two hit pieces came out at the same time [1]? Is it just a coincidence? https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/11/21131848/lambda-school-co...

I've seen discontent with Lambda brewing on twitters for quite some time:

https://twitter.com/KeziyahL/status/1155154616281178114

Re: Lambda School’s Misleading Promises

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Post by dehrmann » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 4:58 PM UTC

cm2012 wrote: post #4

I mean, it's still a vastly, vastly better deal than college or other boot camps. It has no up front monetary investment, and you only pay for it if i works for you.

> it's still a vastly, vastly better deal than college or other boot camps

I'd like to see ten-year outcomes before claiming this. That said, it's also hard to control for different student backgrounds.

Re: Lambda School’s Misleading Promises

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Post by chasing » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 5:00 PM UTC

cm2012 wrote: post #4

I mean, it's still a vastly, vastly better deal than college or other boot camps. It has no up front monetary investment, and you only pay for it if i works for you.

It's not at all comparable to a four-year college experience. And it's a terrible solution to the problems we are having with the cost of secondary education.