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Volunteers needed to teach web dev in NYC and Bay Area

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Re: Volunteers needed to teach web dev in NYC and Bay Area

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Post by ewong »

devopsproject wrote: post #29
ewong wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure that I fully understand the question, but students participate in the class free of charge. It is offered either as an elective or afterschool club. ScriptEd has staff that helps manage logistics and other operational needs, but the volunteers teach the class with support from ScriptEd staff. Hope that answers what you are asking!

How are you making money?

We're a nonprofit, so our goal isn't really to make money. But we apply for grants and receive donations like most nonprofits!

Re: Volunteers needed to teach web dev in NYC and Bay Area

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Post by BeccaScriptEd »

toephu2 wrote: post #4

The last thing the Bay Area needs is more web devs flooding the market. Coding bootcamps have already done enough damage.

All of the above, AND - I think our community of staff, volunteers, etc. are thinking more along the lines of Toni Morrison..

"I tell my students, 'When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else. This is not just a grab-bag candy game.'"

Re: Volunteers needed to teach web dev in NYC and Bay Area

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Post by BeccaScriptEd »

grayhatter wrote: post #24

Let me know when you need volunteers to teach something other than web-development. C, Python, hardware.

Hey - sure thing! If you send us an e-mail at info@scripted.org we can make sure you're on our mailing list. In the meantime, I'd recommend checking out organizations like TEALS ( https://www.tealsk12.org/ ) - I believe they teach python in some of their courses, and they're in many cities.

Re: Volunteers needed to teach web dev in NYC and Bay Area

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Post by toephu2 »

jlgaddis wrote: post #7
toephu2 wrote: post #4

The last thing the Bay Area needs is more web devs flooding the market. Coding bootcamps have already done enough damage.

If you feel your career is being threatened by high school students, perhaps you should consider "stepping up your game"?

Maybe you read too much into my statement, I am not a web dev. I was in a previous life (years before bootcamps even existed).

Re: Volunteers needed to teach web dev in NYC and Bay Area

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Post by toephu2 »

wavefunction wrote: post #6
bcherny wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Care to explain what you mean?

OP is obviously concerned about competing with these web devs. I'd have more faith in yourself OP!

Obviously? No, don't have so much faith in your ability to read other people on the internet. I am not a web dev. I was in a previous life (years before bootcamps even existed).

Re: Volunteers needed to teach web dev in NYC and Bay Area

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Post by DrScump »

ewong wrote: post #21
sluggg wrote: post #18

I am attempting to apply for the SF area. I thought that the url did not include "volunteer" at the end b/c the NYC link did not and it took me to a "daily session landing page" ScriptEd google doc that I could edit. Odd. Y'all should fix that.

we use a lot of bitly links... you found something that we use for our classes! The NY and SFBay bitly links don't have the same naming convention. This is what you are looking for: bit.ly/ScriptEdSFBAYvolunteer

  we use a lot of bitly links
Why, exactly? This isn't exactly Twitter 2015.

Re: Volunteers needed to teach web dev in NYC and Bay Area

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Post by mtaylor »

yellowapple wrote: post #16
toephu2 wrote: post #4

The last thing the Bay Area needs is more web devs flooding the market. Coding bootcamps have already done enough damage.

My impression was that the demand for web devs (especially in the Bay Area) is still outstripping the supply. Maybe that's starting to change.

There is something to be said for exposing these high school students to some of the technology that runs their lives, and giving them the opportunity to learn something they would otherwise not have, regardless of whether they choose to pursue it as a career.
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