Through the Looking Glass
summary
WeThinkCode_ reveals concrete fixes: initial cohorts were 47% Black and 6% women, admissions tests favoured white males (90% of white applicants passed the bootcamp vs ~15% of Black applicants and ~10–15% of women). The program rips up big exams, replaces them with small-step assessments, adds interviews, builds an in-house curriculum, weekly projects, peer-to-peer learning and technical mentors, and ties tuition to employer sponsors. Result: campuses now ~95% Black, approaching 50% women, and 93% of graduates employed — the rebuild works.
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chapters (24)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:12Inclusion is important
- 2:27We Think Code
- 3:11Background
- 6:37What could go wrong
- 7:52The road to hell
- 8:38We become gatekeepers
- 9:57Our value chain
- 11:13Recruiting
- 13:48Code On A Mission
- 17:33Training
- 20:39Pathway to Employment
- 24:01Work Readiness
- 24:38Take Ownership
- 25:59Recruiting Methodology
- 38:35The Construct of Competence
- 44:25Diversity as a Melting Pot
- 47:08Conclusion
- 48:34Big Word Problems
- 49:37Teacher Education
- 54:10Pedagogic Methodology
- 57:00Availability
- 57:58Success
- 59:18Questions
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