Lifelong Learning

• Low cost

• Accessible to anyone

• Learning for pleasure

• No exam anxiety

• No due dates

• No grades

• No prerequisites

• Rewards engaging and creative educators

• Intellectual freedom

Current Education System

• Expensive – putting students into debt without a job guarantee

• Filters out unconventional learners

• Learning for qualifications/licensure

• Stress of passing tests and quizzes

• Due dates conflict with work, family and social schedule

• Evaluation methods are often arbitrary

• Required classes create barriers to entry

• Punishes educators who teach outside the curriculum

• Strict content guidelines stifle educator creativity