What We’re Learning About How We Learn | Union Square Ventures

Schools are no longer the only place where knowledge is aggregated and connections are made. Approximately 15 million students in the US are piecing together their education from places outside of the classroom.

We live in an era where a motivated 12-year-old can learn the basics of timber framing, semiconductor design, or how to bake bread that would rival world-class bakeries. They can master nearly any mechanical system or any number of programming or artistic vocations, even if no mentor lives nearby. The limit is no longer some teacher or institution