Mi'sen

I think that self-help/meditation falls into a unique category. Yes, there are techniques that can be taught, but most learning is introspective/experiential. I appreciate the work that teachers like you do, but in the longer term I think we need a more collaborative model.

Collaboration is great. But I wonder why you think meditation is unique. The only basis I can think of for holding it apart from other teaching/learning would be a religious argument, e.g., "the dharma is too sacred to involve money." What am I missing?

1/ I can see a reasoning for a meditation teaching role in schools, for youth who aren't of a mature age (similar to normal k-12 education). But again, most meditation learning comes through individual subjective experience...

2/ When learning from each other in meditation, I think there is value in all being subject to similar life pressures (e.g., having a normal career), so that the 'teaching' is relevant to similar challenges...

Of course, some will be more experienced and have more to share, but I'm not sure why that justifies a full time teaching role...

WRT university, there is also an argument for revamping the structure to more self-learning DYI. But I still think it is different because it is less based on personal experiential knowledge of ones own subjectivity.

Everybody has access to their own subjectivity, and can share introspective tips and tricks with others. And I think when the relationship is more reciprocal and collaborative and iterative, more insight will be generated than if it's top down based on the teacher.

Seems to me a good parallel would be music. Most of your time is spent alone with your instrument. You also collaborate with other musicians. And there is a place for someone who's spent a lifetime mastering technique, theory, & education. That's your teacher. You better pay her.