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[#402207] Re: Wondering About Flatiron School — Chad Perrin <code@...> 2012/12/15

On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 11:51:08AM +0900, Kevin Y. wrote:

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Re: Wondering About Flatiron School

From: Peter Hickman <peterhickman386@...>
Date: 2012-12-15 09:45:11 UTC
List: ruby-talk #402212
Just to put in a spanner in the works here. I'm the guy who decides who
gets employed at the company I work at and any CV that has nothing more to
show than some paper qualification that was bought would go straight in the
bin without a second glance.

Just saying



On 15 December 2012 04:01, Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net> wrote:

> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 11:51:08AM +0900, Kevin Y. wrote:
> > Hi everyone!,
> > Do any of you have some information on FlatironSchool?
> > http://flatironschool.com/
> >
> > I hear many good things about the program.  They guarantee molding
> > students with no to little previous programming experience to become a
> > competent Web/Ruby Developer in 12 Weeks!
> >
> > I am considering going there- But four things about the school make me
> > hesitate to apply.
> > 1.Tuition = $10k
> > 2.It is very new and is untested.
> > 3. Can't you achieve the same effect alone or studying through
> > Skillshare/MeetUps?
> > 4.Job Placement
> >
> > Their syllabus look great and many outsiders in programming communities
> > praise students' work. I was just hoping that perhaps some of you have
> > more information on this school and whether you think it is worth the
> > investment.
>
> It all comes down to how best you learn, your priorities, and your
> resources.  $10K is a hell of a lot of money for something that *can*
> conceivably be learned on your own.  On the other hand, a structured
> class setting offers a form of mentorship and some help with rapid skill
> uptake, including the time pressures from externally imposed deadlines.
>
> Ultimately, I do not think that these programs are worth anywhere near
> that much money in and of themselves.  Two things that might make them
> worth more are both tangential to the skill acquisition:
>
> 1. possible job placement help
> 2. employers valuing documented instruction over autodidactic learning
>
> The first is mostly valuable only because of the second, which means that
> the biggest benefit from such a program in the general case is bypassing
> employment gatekeepers who feel the need to justify hiring
> recommendations through key resume bullet points rather than relying
> solely on actual suitability to the job.
>
> There are specific cases where the benefits of the hands-on instructional
> model might be more valuable to a given student than the increased
> ability to slide into the job market.  This relates specifically to
> people whose best prospects for learning come from that instructional
> model, though -- and not to people whose learning is best served by other
> approaches to acquiring skills.
>
> So . . . the upshot is that, unless the Flatiron School is just garbage,
> the answer is "It depends."
>
> --
> Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
>
>

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