Fw: A Tuition-free School In Silicon Valley

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unexpected outcomes, that are potentially positive in nature. It may not ne=
ed to use a lot of bandwidth, arguably, but it does need to be reliably on,=
 wrt the separate thread on 4G. Relevant to India in the sense that an inna=
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opportunities. Or hitch on them, in this case.

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Free lessons in coding and entrepreneurial thinking.


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A French billionaire put up $100 million to create a tuition-free school in=
 Silicon Valley that's endorsed by Jack Dorsey and Evan Spiegel

A radical French technology school funded by $100 million from billionaire =
entrepreneur Xavier Niel is coming to Silicon Valley, and has plans to grow=
 to 10,000 students in the next five years.
The tuition-free school is primarily focused on teaching coding and entrepr=
eneurial thinking, and is called "42," a nod to the book "Hitchhikers Guide=
 to the Galaxy," where 42 is the answer to "life, the universe and everythi=
ng."
Niel, a high-school dropout and one of France's biggest technology giants, =
started the school in 2013 to shake up the traditional mold of French educa=
tion, and to churn out students that were innovative problem-solvers (and w=
ho employers wanted to hire). Another huge draw, especially in the US, is t=
he lack of tuition, which can work to drastically reduce the cost of learni=
ng programming skills.
42 already has big supporters in tech like Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, Twitt=
er and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, and Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield. Spiegel c=
alled it a school from the future, while Dorsey gave a glowing endorsement,=
 saying ''We are always looking for great engineers from any background and=
 any education like 42.''
Here's how 42's US operation will work:
42 doesn't require a high-school diploma or give a traditional certificate =
at the end. The students, ages 18 to 30, get accepted into 42 through a log=
ic-focused entrance exam (no coding experience is required). Then they come=
 to 42 for a month-long session called "piscine" (pool), whose 100-hour wee=
ks are designed to see who sinks and who swims. If they succeed, they enter=
 into the program, which runs 3 to 5 years.
There are no teachers. Students work in groups of two to five on computer p=
rogramming challenges. The school calls this "peer to peer" learning, and s=
tudents are expected to find what they need on the internet (the school giv=
es them space, computers, and other equipment available 24/7).
There is no tuition. Niel has provided $100 million to launch the new nonpr=
ofit school in the US. He told VentureBeat he has no plans to make any mone=
y off it, and hopes alumni will choose to give back to the school with dona=
tions.42 will launch in a new 200,000 square-foot classroom in Fremont, CA,=
 and a 300-person (free) dormitory (42 says it is working to increase that =
capacity to 600).Since its launch in France, 42 has received more than 200,=
000 applications, and taught over 2,500 students.=C2=A0  __._,_.___    __,_=
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Another interesting idea on why a pervasive connectivity paradigm delivers =
unexpected outcomes, that are potentially positive in nature. It may not ne=
ed to use a lot of bandwidth, arguably, but it does need to be reliably on,=
 wrt the separate thread on 4G. Relevant to India in the sense that an inna=
tely talented youngster with minimal exposure and competency in communicati=
on techniques such as this, no matter where, should be able to access such =
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nch billionaire put up $100 million to create a tuition-free school in Sili=
con Valley that's endorsed by Jack Dorsey and Evan Spiegel<br clear=3D"none=
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ol funded by $100 million from billionaire entrepreneur Xavier Niel is comi=
ng to Silicon Valley, and has plans to grow to 10,000 students in the next =
five years.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>The tuition-free school=
 is primarily focused on teaching coding and entrepreneurial thinking, and =
is called "42," a nod to the book "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy," where =
42 is the answer to "life, the universe and everything."</div></div><div><b=
r clear=3D"none"></div><div><div>Niel, a high-school dropout and one of Fra=
nce's biggest technology giants, started the school in 2013 to shake up the=
 traditional mold of French education, and to churn out students that were =
innovative problem-solvers (and who employers wanted to hire). Another huge=
 draw, especially in the US, is the lack of tuition, which can work to dras=
tically reduce the cost of learning programming skills.</div><div><br clear=
=3D"none"></div><div>42 already has big supporters in tech like Snapchat CE=
O Evan Spiegel, Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, and Slack CEO Stewart B=
utterfield. Spiegel called it a school from the future, while Dorsey gave a=
 glowing endorsement, saying ''We are always looking for great engineers fr=
om any background and any education like 42.''</div><div><br clear=3D"none"=
></div><div>Here's how 42's US operation will work:</div><div><br clear=3D"=
none"></div><div>42 doesn't require a high-school diploma or give a traditi=
onal certificate at the end. The students, ages 18 to 30, get accepted into=
 42 through a logic-focused entrance exam (no coding experience is required=
). Then they come to 42 for a month-long session called "piscine" (pool), w=
hose 100-hour weeks are designed to see who sinks and who swims. If they su=
cceed, they enter into the program, which runs 3 to 5 years.</div><div><br =
clear=3D"none"></div><div>There are no teachers. Students work in groups of=
 two to five on computer programming challenges. The school calls this "pee=
r to peer" learning, and students are expected to find what they need on th=
e internet (the school gives them space, computers, and other equipment ava=
ilable 24/7).</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>There is no tuition. =
Niel has provided $100 million to launch the new nonprofit school in the US=
. He told VentureBeat he has no plans to make any money off it, and hopes a=
lumni will choose to give back to the school with donations.</div><div>42 w=
ill launch in a new 200,000 square-foot classroom in Fremont, CA, and a 300=
-person (free) dormitory (42 says it is working to increase that capacity t=
o 600).</div><div>Since its launch in France, 42 has received more than 200=
,000 applications, and taught over 2,500 students.&nbsp;</div></div>
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