Opportunities in Education

Peer learning: How can education learn from the success of behavior change organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous or weight watchers? How can the social pressure from others around us make us more likely to study, learn new things, and do things we wouldn't otherwise do on our own? (e.g. Microverse)

Upskilling: Employers are the new educators. Universities aren't positioned to do the upskilling since they're not connected to the skills needed in the workforce

Gamified Education: Don't try to get kids off Fortnite or Roblox. Try to add educational components on top of games kids already play.

Direct corporate placement out of high school: We need companies that can help employ folks directly out of high school, providing them with a living wage and educational experiences that prepare them for the future.

Peer learning: How can education learn from the success of behavior change organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous or weight watchers? How can the social pressure from others around us make us more likely to study, learn new things, and do things we wouldn't otherwise do on our own? (e.g. Microverse)

Continuous education: We need some version of SoulCycle, but for learning, something community-driven where people feel it as a piece of their identity.

Platforms for Homeschool: Underlying homeschool is the belief that students/parents understand what's best for them better than politicians do. Students/parents set their own goals & curriculum. 10% of families today say they'd homeschool if it was easier; if we're currently at 3%, there's room for new entrants.

Cloud powered schools: Reinvent school from scratch, incorporating the right technology, infrastructure, and best practices to build low cost schools with consistent quality at scale. (e.g. bridgeinternationalacademies.com)

As it relates to education, here's my request for startups as it stands today: