Lambda School fined $75k by CA for operating without state approval [pdf]

Post by austenallred » Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 9:56 PM UTC

jcims wrote: post #227

austenallred wrote: post #123

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I'll comment after we're done with it, don't want to complicate it while we're still in the middle of it.

I think it would be interesting to know how much you feel this process has influenced the actual curriculum and delivery methods. The last thing we need right now is a regulatory approval process creating some kind of pedagogical monoculture that doesn't allow us to explore new ways of educating folks young and old. There are certainly risks involved with deviating from the norm, but there are undoubtedly rewards wai…

Post by DesiLurker » Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 9:56 PM UTC

mring33621 wrote: post #194

QuadmasterXLII wrote: post #144

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When the government makes you waste a a day filling out paperwork to prove that your dog food doesn’t contain human remains, don’t blame the regulators. Blame the guy before you who made a buck by vertically integrating his cannery and his morgue.

A long time ago, I worked in defense. Our design engineers had to fill out government paperwork (many pages) that provided an estimate for how long the rest of the government paperwork would take.

Post by dragonwriter » Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 10:00 PM UTC

gruez wrote: post #176

randyrand wrote: post #140

Looking at the text of the fine, you can't charge money to teach people things ("offer education" in their parlence) in a physical location without state approval. Could that be any more broad? Education is often just verbal and written communication between people. Seems like a first amendment violation.

>you can't charge money to teach people things [...] >Seems like a first amendment violation. The key phrase here is charging money. Commercial speech has always been more strictly regulated than other forms of speech.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 10:01 PM UTC

QuadmasterXLII wrote: post #144

merpnderp wrote: post #49

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25 lbs of paperwork to register an online school? Sounds less about protecting students and more towards protecting incumbents and cronies.

When the government makes you waste a a day filling out paperwork to prove that your dog food doesn’t contain human remains, don’t blame the regulators. Blame the guy before you who made a buck by vertically integrating his cannery and his morgue.

Post by cgag » Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 10:03 PM UTC

tolmasky wrote: post #164

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Yeah, I also wouldn't want my kids to grow up in a world where someone could exchange knowledge for money without a license, but this is ridiculous.

I do mean this completely naively, as I was not even aware that "exchanging knowledge for money" required a license before this, but why do you feel this way? I'm so shocked that this isn't simply about certification (aka, you can't give out some sort of officially accepted slip of paper without a license, which I would at least be able to come up with arguments for), that I am really curious as to how this is an iss…