On the Closing of 42 Silicon Valley from 42 co-founder Kwame Yamgnane

Re:On the Closing of 42 Silicon Valley from 42 co-founder Kw... by thr0wawayf00 on Sunday June 26, 2022 @10:58AM (#31884583)

> Part of that science is about motivation, and from my experience, free education is not always what is best, and we saw that in many students. It has its place undoubtedly, but there is also power in motivation, discipline, determination, and accountability - many of you have succeeded because of these traits.

How does paid education influence motivation, discipline, determination and accountability in ways which a free education does not? This reads like a shot taken at public education but maybe I'm misunderstanding here.

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Re:On the Closing of 42 Silicon Valley from 42 co-founder Kw... by paidedu on Sunday June 26, 2022 @11:03AM (#31884638)

Education is always paid, and the beliefs embedded in the curriculum taught are always naturally aligned with the interests of the payer.

There is no "free" education.

If that's taking a shot at public education, well, it just depends on whether you think the government's interests are always aligned with the interests of pupils

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Re:On the Closing of 42 Silicon Valley from 42 co-founder Kw... by dangus on Sunday June 26, 2022 @11:11AM (#31884720)

But really that’s just pedantic hair-splitting, everyone knows that there’s no such thing as a free anything.

The whole point of “free” education is that it’s free at time of use. That’s the whole benefit of it.

Free education is a great equalizer in society, otherwise it’s another exclusionary thing for the wealthy to hoarde.

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Re:On the Closing of 42 Silicon Valley from 42 co-founder Kw... by mathattack on Sunday June 26, 2022 @12:11PM (#31885211)

I cut a lot of class during my undergraduate education, which I didn’t pay for. I never missed class in grad school, which I did pay for.

(I regret my immaturity in hindsight)

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