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Ideally, agreed. 100%. How to implement? Limiting, concerning variables: time, $, physical space (prop. to students, activities, storage), teacher/mentor ability/awareness, individual student support/custom learning, access to diverse learning tools, practical skill development,

group cohesion, social dynamics, path of least resistance toward wasteful memes. Sadly, there are reasons that kids before us, kids today, and we... we're raised with structure, with central planning. I am so open to change, I’d love to teach in the way you envision @Crit_Rat

I've put a fair amount of thought into it, and here are some constructive thoughts: Physical space: open concept, movable flexible barriers, soundproofing sections Teaching style: more mentoring, inspire students to teach Tools: Computers. Lots of computers.

Key ideas: compassion, introspection, peer-mentoring, curiosity, creativity, respect for others and for teachers, patience with others and with themselves...

Mastery learning — feasible with online courses (Khan Academy, Brilliant, Mathigon) Research skills — search, wiki, forums, online collab (twitter is cool too I guess), articles, journals And now in my brainstorm I start to think about the importance of certain skills...

And before I know it, I'm centrally planning, which I hope to avoid... math, science, philosophy, economics, arts, music, drawing, sculpting, physical, hand-eye, speed, strength, agility, parkour, balance, proprioception, reading, writing, listening, communicating, *teaching*

Part of the thing is that you need a workable teacher/student ratio. The best way to keep that ratio down (as it should be for practical reasons) is to teach the students how to teach one another. They do it all the time naturally! But as teachers we can help refine those skills

Another limiting variable, a big one: Q: "why do we need these fences and walls and barriers, it is disruptive to creative flow! It doesn't allow a kid's sense of autonomy and responsibility to shine!" A: "LIABILITY" Schools in general, and teachers, take on enormous liability