I mentioned a few days ago that @LambdaSchool Build Weeks, which are monthly cross-functional collaborations on delivering a full stack project specification, are conceptually one of my favorite things about their instructional model. But does Lambda pull it off in practice?
1/ The secret ingredient in build weeks is that Lambda starts a new cohort every 4 weeks. So as you move through the 16 week core curriculum, you revisit build weeks and continuously level up in responsibility for different parts of the stack on your team.
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I’ve been internalizing a lot of the anxiety and stress from the recent Verge reporting on Lambda School, which I am currently enrolled in full time. It’s been doubled down by seeing tech role models— @dhh, @abramov, @ossia, even @isosteph all dog pile on with their shots.
1/ I don’t want to take platform away from dissatisfied students in the UX cohort or in general. Everyone has the right to tell their story, and to have it amplified by others in the public sphere.
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