Tom Henderson received a master’s degree in mathematical sciences from Portland State University and taught math there for three years. Now he’s ready to write a non-traditional (Punk) math textbook and has posted an appeal for funding on Kickstarter, hoping to raise $2400. So far he’s raised $18,338 and he says he’s writing furiously. See his video pitch at…

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1541803748/punk-mathematics

If we think the thread is, how to learn, how to learn how to access learning resources, how to contribute to learning resources, how to create a global DIY University, for life long learning, then it all gets much simpler. We are born knowing how to learn and we lose it by having people trying to teach us everything. There are some issues, but they need to be solved within the framework of self managed learning. This has been done with programmes of self managed Independent Study, I know, I was involved in starting one and we did get some students through degrees. The students designed their own programmes, their own assessment systems, even their own programme for financing their learning and assessment.

It was called the College of Independent Study, and this was before the Internet!

Anya, you have kicked off a great movement. Some time ago a few of us started a charity called the Synectics Education Initiative, and we have had two books published, Creative Education, and Reinventing Education. We must get you to contribute to our next book!

Thanks

Graham C.Psychol, former Educational Psychologist, Innovation Facilitator