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Coding bootcamps are a new trend but the biggest competition for universities is actually universities that partner to deliver programs via a legacy brand.

Newsweek has spoken to psychologists about the school's alleged "horrible" and "uncalled for" response to an 8-year-old's absence.

>> it's 10:17 a.m. i'm about to make a coffee. >> from what i can see, jackson has no regrets. >> i'm actually really, really happy right now. i'm working with a group of friends, none of whom who have ever had any start-up experience whatsoever, you know? >> jackson goes on and on about his new projects, so let me summarize for you. he's creating a late-night food delivery app with some friends. he got $30,000 in funding to plan oklahoma's first hackathon. he's doing freelance tech design for companies in l.a., paris and tel aviv, and ironically, he's been invited to teach at a local school. ...

Theory without giving students the practical skills they need to build real projects. >> the trend that you can really watch is the collegiate hackathon scene, where you'll have 1,000 students giving up their weekends, giving up their sleep, because they want to learn about new technologies. it feels very broken that they have to do this on the weekend. for us at make school, we're saying, "hey, here's 2 years of a hackathon. build cool things." >> at uc berkeley, the sun is rising on the hackathon weekend warriors. >> sponsors, if you would please start cleaning your tables and moving up to t...

Been easy for me to forget that they're still young and have lots to learn. >> so tell us about your hack. >> this is essentially shazam for vision. >> can i take a picture of you? >> not to mention, they've got some stiff competition. >> so can we just see you control this car with your mind? a mind-controlled golf cart -- >> hi-ho, silver! and that usually works pretty well. >> a bicycle video game. >> so this could be good for lazy gamers, right? >> yes. >> to get off their butts? >> yeah. so the idea is -- >> oh, yeah, because you really have to move. these kids are thinking big. >> the pr...