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The Coming College TsunamiAnd the Huge Opportunity for Homeschoolers

Presented by: Woody Robertson

The Coming College TsunamiAnd the Huge Opportunity for Homeschoolers

Presented by: Woody Robertson

College Statistics• Literacy among college grads has

fallen to 31% (American Library Association)

• College students spend more time in sports, or drinking, than in study (National Center for Education Statistics)

• 93% liberal bias in faculty (Santa Clara University)

• Students don’t learn history(American Civic Literacy)

• College tuition is skyrocketing (+15% increase over 2012) (CollegeBoard)

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College ROI• Most students learn little to nothing

during their first 2 years at college. (University of Chicago)

• Only 53% of college freshmen will graduate from college (NCES)

• 80% of people do something different than what they majored in (Forbes Mag.)

• Average salary for a college grad is $27K (Rutgers)

• Only 51% of students who received bachelor’s degrees from 2006-2011 are currently working full time. (Rutgers)

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Student Loan Bubble“Its no longer about reform; It’s

about replacement.”Dr. Michael Crow – President of Arizona State University

The College System Has Remained Unchanged

Change is Needed

• Education over the past 100 years has remained unchanged– Monopoly

• The wrong focus on breadth oflearning and social experience

• We are becoming less competitive in the global economy– Still teaching in a conveyor belt method– Lack of student individual personalization

“Virtually every feature of traditional formal education was created between 1850 and 1919 to support the Industrial Age.”

Gary Hamel

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Innovation in Education Empowering Students

Changing the System

• The cost of knowledge is approaching zero

• Open learning movement: Wikipedia, MITX, COURSERA,Kahn Academy,

• Learning is mobile and no longer limited to a sterile classroom.

• Technology is intelligent – learns how you learn best – interactive and individualized.

College in 2020• 20-40% of US schools will be gone

• 85% of students will do online learning

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College in 2020• 20-30% of US schools will be gone

• 85% of students will do online learning

• Standardized competency certifications

• Too many people are going to college

• Competency certifications to prove learning (i.e. CPA, Bar, Medical) will be standardized

College in 2020• 20-40% of US schools will be gone

• 85% of students will do online learning

• Standardized competency certifications

• Flipped classrooms (learn at home, and small group study for guidance)

• Learning will be combined with real-life application (return of Apprenticeship)

BLENDED LEARNING

College in 2020• 20-40% of US schools will be gone

• 85% of students will do online learning

• Standardized competency certifications

• Flipped classrooms (learn at home, and small group study for guidance)

• Learning will be combined with real-life application (return of Apprenticeship)

• Only the “elite” will be able to afford traditional college.

Secrets of The Next Generation

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Employers to Students40% of C-suite executives say college grads are "not prepared at all."

47% of C-suite executives believe that only 21% of new grads have the skills they'll need to advance past entry-level jobs.

Fortune Magazine

What Companies Want?• Problem-solving (49% ranked it No. 1)

• Collaboration (43%)

• Critical thinking (36%).

• Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively in writing (31%).

• Technology and social media skills came in at rock bottom on the list, valued by only a tiny 5% minority of senior managers.

Fortune Magazine

• Agricultural Age (farmers)

• Industrial Age (factory workers)

• Information Age (knowledge workers)

• Conceptual Age (creators and empathizers)

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• All business is factory and will be outsourced

• People have been brainwashed into burying their genius and giving up their dreams

• It’s not about fitting in and following orders

• Must become indispensable

Innovation Training

• Read great books

• Spend time with great people

• Dream great thoughts

• Engage in discussion and dialog

• Overcome perfection and fear of failure and “Just Do It”

• Encourage writing

Start a Business• Corporations are the

new aristocracy

• Freedom rests with owners

• Mini Factories

– The bottom-up trend

– Organic growth and innovation

• Entrepreneurial training is the key

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How to Avoid the Tsunami• Shatter the myth that college = success

– College is not preparing students for life– Understand that real-life-learning happens through

on-the-job-training

• Combine high school and college • Commit to pay a max of $20K on an

undergraduate degree• Use credit-by-exam and online courses to lower

your costs• Encourage students to work their way through

college and start saving now– 529 plans (tax free savings)– Start business in teen years

Books to Inspire

@woodycp

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Fri 11:00 | The Coming College Tsunami

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Endorsed by Christian Leaders

David Noebel Doug Phillips Voddie Baucham Jeff Myers

Tim Echols Gary Demar R.C. Sproul Jr Kevin Swanson

Jeff Myers, Ph.D.

“CollegePlus has changed how we do higher education in America. This is bad news for radical professors and warped social engineers, but good

news for families!”

President of the Myers Institute for Communication and

Leadership

Tim Echols

“CollegePlus is one of the most innovative college options I know of.”

CEO of TeenPact

Doug Phillips

“Don’t settle for status quo. Know your options, take a hard look at CollegePlus. I support it 100%!”

President of Vision Forum

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David A. Noebel

“ CollegePlus is standing against the tide of moral relativism, giving parents and students the option to sidestep liberal professors while gaining a first-

class college education.”

Founder of Summit Ministries

Voddie Baucham

“I believe in the program so much that I enrolled my own daughter. We've got to stop making the pagans in the college system rich while they make us dumb.”

Author and National Speaker

Chris Lyons Testimony

“Through CollegePlus, I completed my bachelor’s degree and flight training in only three years. At nineteen years old I am already working as a professional pilot.”

Abigail Hall Testimony

“I love the freedom that CollegePlus gives me to shape my college education. I decide which classes to take online or at a campus if I desire, and my choices reflect my priorities. I have flexibility in my schedule to pursue real-world opportunities that interest me.”

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Endorsed by Christian Leaders

David Noebel Doug Phillips Voddie Baucham Jeff Myers

Tim Echols Gary Demar R.C. Sproul Jr Kevin Swanson

Jeff Myers, Ph.D.

“CollegePlus has changed how we do higher education in America. This is bad news for radical professors and warped social engineers, but good

news for families!”

President of the Myers Institute for Communication and

Leadership

Tim Echols

“CollegePlus is one of the most innovative college options I know of.”

CEO of TeenPact

Doug Phillips

“Don’t settle for status quo. Know your options, take a hard look at CollegePlus. I support it 100%!”

President of Vision Forum

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David A. Noebel

“ CollegePlus is standing against the tide of moral relativism, giving parents and students the option to sidestep liberal professors while gaining a first-

class college education.”

Founder of Summit Ministries

Voddie Baucham

“I believe in the program so much that I enrolled my own daughter. We've got to stop making the pagans in the college system rich while they make us dumb.”

Author and National Speaker

Chris Lyons Testimony

“Through CollegePlus, I completed my bachelor’s degree and flight training in only three years. At nineteen years old I am already working as a professional pilot.”

Abigail Hall Testimony

“I love the freedom that CollegePlus gives me to shape my college education. I decide which classes to take online or at a campus if I desire, and my choices reflect my priorities. I have flexibility in my schedule to pursue real-world opportunities that interest me.”

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