lukethomas

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by lukethomas 14y ago
As unhappy as I am with the publishers, I agree that custom textbooks are a brilliant business move. It's no wonder why they send in sales teams - it's very lucrative!
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by lukethomas 14y ago
So you are essentially a search engine for textbooks?
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by lukethomas 14y ago
So the professor wrote his own book & then forced students to purchase it every year? Care to explain a little more?
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The Textbook Industry & Greed: My Story(lukethomas.com)
244 points by lukethomas 14y ago|125 comments
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Orange County Teacher Fired For Not Forcing Students to Buy E-TextBooks(blogs.ocweekly.com)
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by lukethomas 14y ago
I considered including MOOC platforms in the title, but there's very few people who even know what that is. I probably should have refined it. Thanks for the feedback.
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Ed-Tech Platforms Need Improvement(lukethomas.com)
3 points by lukethomas 14y ago|3 comments
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The $100 Dollar Ikea Stand-Up Desk(lukethomas.com)
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by lukethomas 14y ago
These KPIs are on a monthly basis, but do you have anything more fine-grained to track KPIs weekly? Perhaps I'm getting too focused..
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by lukethomas 14y ago
As I mentioned in my post, this is what I wish I personally learned. I probably should have been more clear...
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by lukethomas 14y ago
I was simply trying to model a standard 4 year college education.
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by lukethomas 14y ago
Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it. Good point about learning a language - my initial thought was to learn one while traveling in a foreign country.
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by lukethomas 14y ago
It's interesting that you point that out (especially out of the thirty or so books on the list). 50% of that book is fluff, yet there are very important points mixed in (i.e. - checking email a few times a week, specific tools to save time,
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by lukethomas 14y ago
Why do you need a college class to learn about liberal arts? I see way too many peers doing nothing with their time - if I saw more students actually pursuing something productive, I may have a different outlook.
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by lukethomas 14y ago
I actually don't mind reading - all the books on the list I created I've read.
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by lukethomas 14y ago
I agree 100% that learning is a discovery process - the purpose of my post was to outline what I wish I learned. This doesn't apply to everyone. I began college with the goal to be in Sports Management. That lasted about a week.
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The Education I wish I Had(lukethomas.com)
24 points by lukethomas 14y ago|23 comments
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by lukethomas 14y ago
Care to explain?
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Looking Back, is College worth it?(lukethomas.com)
1 points by lukethomas 14y ago|3 comments
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by lukethomas 14y ago
Learning is NOT dependent on school. I am in charge of my education. Take the initiative and recognize that the stuff worth learning takes tons of work, so stick with it and don't give up!
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The App for Total Returns(correctcharts.com)
1 points by lukethomas 14y ago|0 comments
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Enough of this "Growth Hacker" Talk(lukethomas.com)
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Thoughts while Learning Ruby on Rails(lukethomas.com)
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Trail Map(robots.thoughtbot.com)
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by lukethomas 14y ago
As someone who goes to a state school, sometimes I feel like being in college is detrimental to my learning. I'm surrounded by students who don't care, and it can be tough to overcome "the crowd." Looking back, I'm not sure if it was a goo
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by lukethomas 14y ago
As someone who is currently trying to learn Ruby, this book is EXACTLY what I need. Oftentimes I burn out reading books where I can't see the direct application of the code I'm learning. THANK YOU!