Could This Radical College Change the World Economy?

[MindMover]

Gregory (right), who is from Haiti, and Samuel, who is from the U.S., stand in the intense Costa Rican, sun sharing their agricultural expertise. In the middle of the tropical rainforest, they describe the organic farm they work on, detailing everything from the benefits of its beautiful garden's mandala design to why worm composting makes good sense.

Gregory and Samuel aren't typical farmers. They're college students at EARTH University in Guacimo, Costa Rica, getting a hands-on education in sustainable agriculture.

Instead of churning out grades and papers, these students churn out real-life produce, and they hope to use what they learn to reap a better, more sustainable future across the globe. You may already have tasted the fruits of Gregory's and Samuel's labor if you shop at Whole Foods Market (WFM), which sells EARTH-branded bananas, pineapples, coffee, and fresh flowers from the farms of the campus -- and funnels a portion of the profit back to the school.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/03/02/could-this-radical-college-change-the-world-economy/

An idea way too long overdue..........c'est formidable....

[elleng]

1. Hands On is THE way to educate,

at EVERY level!

https://www.facebook.com/#!/lowellschooldc

[mzteris]

2. Yes. Yes,

it is. . .

something sadly lacking in most traditional public schools.

[elleng]

3. Awful, and major reason we sent our 2 to private schools.

They LOVE learning/studying/school now, are both are essential teachers themselves. Makes us SO SAD, and concerned about whether/they'll be able to educate their children. (Coming up.)

[Igel]

6. Esp. astrophysics.

The best hands-on experiences include supernovae and gamma-ray bursts.

And let's not forget drug abuse training, which suddenly takes on an entirely new meaning.

[applegrove]

4. I wonder if we will see a free internet university some day soon.

[mzteris]

5. not a university, but

pretty damn educational!

http://www.khanacademy.org/

Also, there are a lot of "free classes" and or other resources connected to colleges/universities. I've forgotten who/what they are and no long longer have them bookmarked, but you'd be surprised at what IS out there.

There was one university in particular that was trying to put many classes for free online. damnitall - I can't remember who that was! I think it was some Northeastern school, though.