The University of Nothing

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I’m founding a school called the University of Nothing.

This is a school that teaches no subject matter directly. Instead, this university will teach you how to learn, and while learning how to learn, you will indirectly learn something else.

My past 4 years in college, I’ve learned by a process that I will call cram-sorption learning. Information is given to you (for the most part) and it’s up to you to learn it (or cram for it) and spit it back on tests. The reality is, after that test is over, many people forget everything they’ve just learned.

Students and schools today should learn through a process which I will call discovery learning. A process by which no information is given, except for an overall goal or objective. In this model, students will be required to do whatever is necessary to find, learn, and complete the task. Accessible Information has become so huge, widespread, and abundant, that I could learn anything I wanted to if I just knew how to look and if I applied a different way of thinking.

If this is successful, my students of the University of Nothing will be prepared to prepare themselves for any job or new career no matter what the situation.

Applications available soon…

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8 thoughts on “The University of Nothing”

  1. bnputek

    The typical problem with this approach is that people need to be taught just enough first in order to use what they find, a foundation upon which to construct their own architectural wonder if you will.

  5. danreich

    All I know is that in high school I had an electronics class, my teacher
    gave us some parts, wheels, PIC (programmable integrated circuit)..and
    pretty much said, go and build an autonomous fire fighting robot that can
    navigate a maze?

    WTF??…well, a few months , couple google searches, and few trips to the
    library later…we had this…
    http://www.robodyssey.com/gallery/FireFighter1/NFireFight1.htm

    Teachers can help facilitate the learning process, and guide along the way,
    but at the end of the day, it’s all on that person to know how to get things
    done.

    Good thoughts.

  6. stacer25s

    Dreich your discovery learning is what i call ” Graduate School”….. i totally agree with your undergrad cram-sorbtion…

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