As I was starting to put classes and class descriptions into http://www.yourclassroom.com , i realized that a student currently taking chemistry could have an on-line PhD tutor in whatever chemistry course they happened to be taking for the price of taking one course. Since we now have the capability, i would be willing to design chemistry courses for any specific operation - as long as there was a critical mass of students paying to make it worth my time. The lecture hall/classroom partnership will take some getting used to, but developing mentor - mentee relationships to transmit knowledge, not just information, is one of the key features of the Redile system.
If you are a high school student looking for a place to land that you can sink your teeth into and learn, there are opportunities for senior projects that will earn you scholarships or work experiences. If you are in a career and could benefit by understanding some of this chemistry stuff, this is a means to acquire knowledge without going to school for a term. I'd like people who have an interest in learning to help me howdt by making suggestions, offering courses in their specialty field, so that we can make effective learning part of the service we provide. If you are creative - this may be an outlet - we want to tap into people's interest in our interests and feed off the enthusiasm.
Dr. Lenny's degree is in chemistry and my current profession involves watershed education, so this makes sense as a means of collating what i know into a publishable text. However, i can also offer courses in areas of personal expertise, like raising rabbits, playing chess, composting, philosophy and ethics, politix (egad - sacrilege - he mentioned politics when talking about education - that's worse than allowing religion in our schools - no contrary opinions allowed!) shut up shut up you union fool (now we see the violence inherent in the system, help, help, i'm being repressed) bloody peasant (dead giveaway)
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