Comments on: Temporary School of Thought

By: College Education for $20 a Month | PSFK

College Education for $20 a Month | PSFK — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:37:18 +0000

[...] written a lot lately on the idea of alternative and open source education. Independent schools and learning centers are frequently being created to serve life-long learners and those who may not [...]

By: Dale

Dale — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:21:05 +0000

How very cool, is the finished result ie garden, bike that cycles, unthought that now thinks.. is that the diploma? Hard core credentials give cred to the street – BIG THUMBS UP.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:31:18 +0000

Is anybody running one of these in the US? Cheers,

By: Five Pounds Lighter, 1.0

Five Pounds Lighter, 1.0 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:10:33 +0000

[...] PSFK has a piece on The Temporary School of Thought – a happening of sorts that has sprung up in Mayfair2 and offers all manner of free public schooling in a cooperative atmosphere – from the justifiably absurd3 to the altogether useful4. All manner of silliness aside, the noteworthy nature of The Temporary School begs the question: When did we stop the practice of educating one another without profit motive, and why can we not return to this model in an even less-structured manner than that of an anarchist collective? Suppose you or I5 were to setup shop in the heart of Harvard Square with a sign reading ‘Learn to blog. Right here. For Free’. Would there be no takers? Scarcely, I think. How is this altogether different from the manner of expertise flaunted6 on Twitter? Is it possible to create greater long-term personal value by teaching/sharing for free – and being ascribed expertise, even on a local level – than is created in some dimly lit center for adult education? One suspects that it is7. [...]