Mined Minds (commentary)

Restoring the Twitter history of this failed coding bootcamp. Started as a feel-good story, later known for drunken parties and mistreating its students.

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

My Twitter history was largely erased, but here's how to find what remains on Wayback Machine Internet Archive. A few records for 2016-2020. Archived pages are interactive, click around! You may need to be logged into Twitter, however. https://t.co/S4WToWtGkN #MinedMinds

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

“Their training arm, Mined Minds Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, allowing the couple to accept donations and sponsorship…

The couple also runs Mined Minds Consulting, which provides revenue and enables them to hire those they have trained.”

https://t.co/XN1id9Avcf

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

Mined Minds spread the word about how to rise into prosperity everywhere, including high schools.

Over 2,000 showed up to learn about the program. Those who were accepted felt lucky. Quit jobs, poured their heart & soul into learning to code. https://t.co/V7mzS4kFGB

[Appalachian Regional Commission @ARCgov]

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[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

Mined minds optimistically asked the question: “Why can't we teach classes here for free that cost thousands of dollars for people in cities?”
https://t.co/YLKURjZCgV

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

@MinedMindsMyA__ please DM us.

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

@LindaTopoleski Allegheny Conference on Community Developmen praised Mined Minds for bringing training to Greene County PA https://t.co/lEDNCO2CSZ via https://t.co/ouzCju7atA of Chicago @babsray

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

@GHMonberg We were enthusiastic when we were told that we didn’t need a college degree to make a starting salary of $40,000 a year to start as coders.

Even Amanda’s dog got in the act. It hung out with us in the classroom —- was named “Coder.”

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

@ARCgov Ask us! We know a lot about this.

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

@SamuelGeorge76 this was a cool documentary - we were honored to be part of it.

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

Mined Minds graduates were set to receive top wages! We were excited about the possibility of becoming highly-paid coders. https://t.co/AF779PbnhC

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

In November of 2019, Jonathan Graham and Amanda Laucher Graham traveled to Austin Texas to speak about managing business risk and #MinedMinds. In the audience live-tweeting, Amanda was trying out different Twitter handles. She had moved away from using @pandamonial #anagrams

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

Hey @DougrossW what do you think about the way this Mined Minds program that you wrote about here turned out?

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

This was one of the very last conferences we attended to espouse the ideals of Mined Minds before disbanding. The audience loved our story!

“Bringing tech jobs to the mountains” by @DougrossW https://t.co/ItntcFCtcs

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

The Mined Minds story inspired people around the world. As participants in the program, we sincerely wished for that thought but rewarding transition. Sadly, it never
came to anything.

[Real Mike 🇨🇦🇺🇦 Fake Ezzie @fakeezzie]

@Mitchell_AB @trevortombe A great story is how organizations like Amanda Laucher's "Mined Minds" are re-skilling coal mine workers to work in the computer industry in West Virginia. Probably the toughest but most rewarding transition. it's a great success story. #ableg #abpoli

https://t.co/jS5P1Aoc3H

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

@StephDeLuca16 After Mined Minds had closed, we maintained that the program was successful because we taught people how to think.

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

Everyone wanted to amplify our good news!

[theCoderSchool USA @theCoderSchool]

Coal miners are mining their minds for careers in coding. #minedminds
https://t.co/Ym0ksqDlSx

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

This brings us back! Some have said that what @MinedMinds did best was 1) create buzz about needed re-training/jobs and 2) attract investment, $40K from Kanawha County Commission for our Clendenin office space @ricklordWCHS @wchs8fox11 @kanawhaus https://t.co/PvNTRX1hGU

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

@wvstatejournal “By the time students complete the course, Graham [@graham_jp shown here with @Sen_JoeManchin ] said they should have the skills to qualify them for an entry-level position as a software developer. Timeline: 6mos.
By @rusty_marks https://t.co/tGunxvLjsD

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

“When Green found out about the Mined Minds program, he was excited about its potential to retrain out-of-work miners...

3,000 people heard about the program and turned up to a Logan County job fair to find out about how they could learn to code.

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

“I was looking for a way we could find jobs in West Virginia, especially for displaced miners,” said Mike Green, president of the West Virginia Board of Education (now @SenatorGreen )
https://t.co/hJsuJx5wOp

[Mined Minds (commentary) @MinedMinds]

Founder Amanda Laucher formed Mined Minds to help family get jobs as software developers. Heather is her sister.

[𝐻𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒮𝒽🌸𝒸𝓀𝓃𝑒𝓎 @HeatherShockney]

@jen20 @laurieontech I would be more than happy to share my experience with anyone who wants to know. Mined Minds is the reason I am a developer. They are the reason I am able to speak at conferences. Without the skills I learned throughout the boot camp I would not be where I am today.