Michael Horn's new book, Choosing College: How to Make Better Learning Decisions Throughout Your Life, chronicles what Michael and his research team discovered after asking hundreds of people a simple question: How did you choose your college? Michael connects the dots to show the primary reasons people choose to go to college (and it's not what you might expect) and how students, parents and higher education can use these findings to make better decisions and serve students more effectively. Enjoy!

 

Details:

• 0:00~1:17 Introduction
• 1:17~4:25 Michael’s own college decision process 
• 4:25~5:24 Working for Yale’s newspaper 
• 5:24~6:33 Conversations with Rick Levin
• 6:33~7:55 What is a MOOC?
• 7:55~9:39 Motivation for writing the book
• 9:39~15:31 Memorable stories from the mini-docs
• 15:31~17:50 Types of students who go to college
• 17:50~21:44 What triggers students to think about going to college?
• 21:44~24:03 Students taking gap years
• 24:03~26:11 How college costs affect decisions
• 26:11~26:38 A word from NGPF
• 26:38~29:09 Choosing other career options 
• 29:09~35:30 Key takeaways from the book
• 35:30~37:00 How colleges can be better for students 
• 37:00~39:03 Core principles teachers should talk about
• 39:03~41:19 Activities featured in the book 
• 41:19~42:51 Conclusion

Resources:

• New Book: Choosing College
• Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) 

Quotes:

• “When a teacher, guidance counselor or a mentor tells a student that they could do ‘x’ [instead of going to college] it opens up a whole new world to them and a release valve opens up to them.”