7 Ways to Educate Yourself Outside the Classroom
The cost of continued education is soaring, and rate increases still loom on the horizon for many college students. Couple this with the fact that tuition costs are rising faster than inflation, and it’s not surprising in the least to see college-age kids starting to look elsewhere for education alternatives. 1. Codecademy We've talked about Codecademy a few times. Its approach to learning is rapidly acquiring new users and co-founder Zach Sims tells us he's already hired a developer who learned how to code using the platform. Coding is a modern-day form of literacy that can quickly lead to employment in an array of different industries. The site offers lessons in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and Python, using gamification techniques to make it fun and encourage friendly competition among friends. To date, Codecademy users have competed more than 100 million tutorials . 2. Goodwill Community Foundation International Goodwill Community Foundation (GCF)...