Oh, the wonders the 21st century affords! A couple days ago I became aware of blankschools.com: a support program for schooling entrepreneurs.
From their front page:
Schools as they exist today aren't working for anyone — students, teachers or the world they live in. We need radically different school models — and to get there, we need a radically different approach to school model development.
And:
Designing and running a school focused on questioning the assumptions schooling is currently based on is hard work. You shouldn't have to do it alone. Join a cohort of school entrepreneurs who can help push your thinking and be a support network as you all work to design radically different school models.
I think I like these people.
I'll need to know more about how they work, of course, but their deadline for the 2015–16 cohort is today (!), so I figured I'd apply, and wait to find out whether or not I'm accepted to make my decision.
They asked for a 2-minute video, and what I gave them runs 6 minutes. Alas! To quote Pascal: "I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time." My apologies, []schools folk!
If you've an interest in how we're making our schools, you'll find this interesting!
And you might find the website of []schools quite interesting. (I do!)
Click the image to see the short video:
![[]schools application video photo](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/56538fc2e4b0f7adb36f9614/5658fb04e4b0f288bf60b207/5658fb0ae4b0f288bf60b34f/1448672010106/schools-application-video-photo.jpg?format=original)
I threw the video together (obviously?) but I do have interest in improving my online speaking style. If you've any advice, do please shoot me a private e-mail with it!