Thread by @Ravisutanjani

Today, one of my school teacher asked me about review of #WhiteHatJr as she wanted to enroll her 7 year kid in the coding classes.

I asked her - What makes you think that #WHJ is the best and why you want him to learn coding?

(A Thread)

She said - Trial classes were good and she is getting continuous sales call from their Team, some relatives and neighbor have also enrolled.

She belongs to a Tier-III city and must be earning some 1.5-2 lacs annually but still she was convinced to pay ₹56k for the course.

I don't want my child to miss any opportunities and if I enroll him he will learn coding, programming and will become a software engineer.

I listened her carefully and after that I recommended - Google for Education, CS by Google, some free fun based learning apps.

I requested her to check if that 7yo old is enjoying that!

Surprisingly she did her research and found #WHJ disgusting due to various failed claim, She changed her mood but still WHJ guys are chasing her even after straight 'No!'

It may sound unprofessional but they are selling - 'Pressure, Fear & Scam'

Scam that your child will be behind the others, he wouldn't be successful in his life without coding. You aren't a responsible parent(s) if you're missing this opportunity.

- Said her Husband.

I'm not against any brand but the way coding is being promoted by certain #EdTech platform isn't worth for the education and ecosystem.

Can't we create a sustainable platform without any topline target and army of sales folks?

These malpractice(s) immediately needs to be stopped, you just can't cheat someone by certain a fear of failure.

When it comes to their children, Indian parent's are absolutely sensitive but they shouldn't be just a lead and revenue target for you.

@malpani @whiteHatSnr @agilewiz

When we have plenty of quality resources for online learning e.g. - @khanacademy @GoogleForEdu etc what makes parent(s) to subscribe for such courses by paying high ATV?

Fear?

Refer to this investigative piece by @MorningContext and share with people for more awareness.

Thanks to @akm1410 for such an unbiased and detailed cover -

https://mobile.twitter.com/Ravisutanjani/status/1328974181405315073

Fun Fact -

If someone's interested paying for WHJ fee, suggest them to invest that lumpsum amount in any Debt fund for 10-15 years.

They will happy to see the projected returns. 👇

@threadreaderapp - Unroll please in case if this tweet put 🔥🔥 at ORM Team of WHJ.