Education With a Home Base

William McRaven is a retired American Admiral. As quoted in the book America Beware, he has said that “education is the great equalizer”. We agree.

Except of course for the fact that it is not. It is not for two reasons. First, there is not even remotely an equality in the availability of education to the people of a country – let alone the world. And second, there is not even remotely the same level of interest in taking advantage of even the level of education that is there to be had.

“Edutainment” – to use a word  we first heard from Tony Robbins – is required. But to be worthy of the “edu – ” part of that, it must be based in real learning.

There are powerful forces in our day trying to undermine the very idea of learning and expertise. So our duty as people who care about the planet and about interpersonal and international relations is to facilitate real education in a way that is accessible.

Schools, colleges and universities are in need of collaboration with the broader field of education.

Well, we have self-designed to be part of that. We know we will have to be able to offer credentials…but that will always be based on the frontiers of knowledge. And relevant partnerships.

Our contacts are international, and our goal is literacy. No small task.