Ted Dintersmith

I am terrible at that.

But being around him, I really appreciated the fact that the way he was really talented was...

had nothing to do with school, had nothing to do with standardized tests, but it was impressive.

It wasn't something I was good at, but it certainly wasn't something I should look down on.

And having seen other people around him who did, I feel like we're just being grossly unfair to people whose talents lie more in a hands-on profession.

And so, yes, I'm a fan of it.

And it's not to say schools should be all about career, right?

But I feel like if a kid spends 18 years, you know, well, 12 years of school or 14 years, 16, whatever, how many years of school?

If they leave and they don't have a sense of purpose and a hireable skill, I think we've sort of let them down.

That's a lot of years to make sure they feel some sense of purpose in their life and at least have that safety net of knowing I'm really good at something that could help me move forward with the career I find fulfilling.

We'll be right back.

Well, you know, you go back to, and I have a high opinion of Clayton Christensen, but what was it, 20 years ago when he predicted the demise of higher ed and it's rolling?

Yeah, he was wrong.

And, you know, I think a few things.

I would love to see higher ed be more innovative.

You know, I go back.

I mean, I got a lot out of college.

I went to a public college in Virginia.

But

When I got my senior year, the tuition for the year was 250 bucks.