First off, the book project is specifically designed to help with further education initiatives. One example is the huge resource framework idea, because it should help people deal with resources better. Another idea is that if I am helping learners in person, having a short thing for them to read that helps them understand my approach, things should go better. That's actually how it would work with the current idea I submitted in a Statement of Intent to The Mind Trust. By helping students become better learners and problem solvers they should do better in general.
With that said, the book project is just the start of a whole list of ideas I want to get going. The resource/OER collection network and framework is just one of them. Another idea if for an after school club to give people an activity to practice the learning and problem solving approach with. A couple ideas are to help writers with their stories. However, the book is the first one I'm ready to seriously start using, so I'm starting with it.
I do have a hope to create a non-profit to handle these projects. Then the finances might be a little easier to handle. By that I mean tax exemption and deductible donations. The non-profit approach appeals to me in that it's not allowed to pay absurd amounts of money to anybody without a good reason, or get penalized, even the person in charge has to stick with reasonable pay and benefits. like that because the focus is on achieving the purpose of the non-profit, not making people rich. I also don't like the growth focus of stock holders influencing the directions of the company. Sometimes a company needs to settle, or even shrink, to really improve.
Have fun, spread the word and tell me what you think,
Igen Oukan
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