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I hope he's able to make a positive impact on education!

by dqpb 8y ago

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iKevinShah 8y ago
with the intensity he speaks and the clarity he has in what he speaks and given the fact he was a teacher, I fully expect him to actually make a positive impact
- specialist 8y ago
  I wish all geeks who want to reform (save) education also had Ma's classroom experience. It's easy to tell other people how to do their jobs. Hard to actually do the job.
  - ethbro 8y ago
    If I had one grain of wisdom I could impart to most geeks, it would be to impart the value of truly watching and listening. That thing you're building? Find someone who's really good at the current way it's done. Sit and watch them. Don't talk, just observe and understand. After you've sat silently for awhile, then ask any questions you have. Your product will be immeasurably better in at least one way.
dmix 8y ago
Who knows maybe he'll help accelerate the bankruptcy of colleges [1] with backwards business models, ruined by extremely top heavy administration-first hierarchies pushing tuitions higher. And redirect the cheap capital going to end super expensive degrees with no market to more cost effective models that reflect market-demand (which apparently is not factored into the marketing of university courses to youth).
- larkeith 8y ago
  (You forgot to link your citation, FYI)
- forapurpose 8y ago
  Saying it with snark is not the same as establishing it factually - usually the former is used when the latter is lacking. Who knows, maybe we can have an intelligent conversation, expand our knowledge and understanding, and not just repeat partisan small-government talking points.
- syste-ms 8y ago
  Correct me if I'm wrong, but the grammar in your comment implies that he's pushing for "top heavy admininstration-first hierarchies". It seems absolutely ridiculous for Ma, someone who went through the terrible experience of struggling into University in China, taking four years to pass the absolutely brutal entrance exam. Also, after he graduated with an English degree, he had absolutely no qualifications to get a professional job and he resigned to being a lecturer until he got into Cheung Kong GSB. To me, it feels like your comment isn't rooted in any foundation and is a manifestation of personal experiences and insecurities, I'm assuming a result of the American higher ed system and its "super expensive degrees". However cynical you may be, please don't let your past experiences misguide your hope for future improvement.
- vlunkr 8y ago
  I don’t really disagree with you, but we’re talking about China here, is the situation even similar there?

I hope he's able to make a positive impact on education!

by dqpb 8y ago

I hope he's able to make a positive impact on education!

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iKevinShah 8y ago

with the intensity he speaks and the clarity he has in what he speaks and given the fact he was a teacher, I fully expect him to actually make a positive impact

specialist 8y ago
I wish all geeks who want to reform (save) education also had Ma's classroom experience. It's easy to tell other people how to do their jobs. Hard to actually do the job.
- ethbro 8y ago
  If I had one grain of wisdom I could impart to most geeks, it would be to impart the value of truly watching and listening. That thing you're building? Find someone who's really good at the current way it's done. Sit and watch them. Don't talk, just observe and understand. After you've sat silently for awhile, then ask any questions you have. Your product will be immeasurably better in at least one way.

dmix 8y ago

Who knows maybe he'll help accelerate the bankruptcy of colleges [1] with backwards business models, ruined by extremely top heavy administration-first hierarchies pushing tuitions higher. And redirect the cheap capital going to end super expensive degrees with no market to more cost effective models that reflect market-demand (which apparently is not factored into the marketing of university courses to youth).

larkeith 8y ago
(You forgot to link your citation, FYI)
forapurpose 8y ago
Saying it with snark is not the same as establishing it factually - usually the former is used when the latter is lacking. Who knows, maybe we can have an intelligent conversation, expand our knowledge and understanding, and not just repeat partisan small-government talking points.
syste-ms 8y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the grammar in your comment implies that he's pushing for "top heavy admininstration-first hierarchies". It seems absolutely ridiculous for Ma, someone who went through the terrible experience of struggling into University in China, taking four years to pass the absolutely brutal entrance exam. Also, after he graduated with an English degree, he had absolutely no qualifications to get a professional job and he resigned to being a lecturer until he got into Cheung Kong GSB. To me, it feels like your comment isn't rooted in any foundation and is a manifestation of personal experiences and insecurities, I'm assuming a result of the American higher ed system and its "super expensive degrees". However cynical you may be, please don't let your past experiences misguide your hope for future improvement.
vlunkr 8y ago
I don’t really disagree with you, but we’re talking about China here, is the situation even similar there?