Yes!
We got interested in education also in the first Edgeryders iteration. It is fascinating – almost as if there were a completely new phase just behind the corner eating away at the shell of the old one. I wonder if we could compare notes across the different experiences, in Europe as well as in Egypt? Examples of edgeryders trying to find new models for education include:
- @Bridget McKenzie in the UK, homeschooling her daughter, Meg – just like Hany Elgamal in Egypt.
- @Jonathan Sundqvist in Sweden, educating himself through MOOCs.
- @Giacomo in Italy, claiming that school did not teach him any of his key skills.
- @Karl Guy in the UK, doing his degree at the entirely online Open University.
- my own test drive of the Khan Academy.
Would you be interested in reaching out to these fine folks and trying to foster a discussion between the Egyptian and the European edgeryders?