It's good to hear a government minister in Britain talking about adult learning as something which has value in itself, as well as being a route back to work. It's even better when the minister in question, after invoking the rich history of the mutual improvement societies and the Workers' Education Association, mentions School of Everything as part of the future of that tradition.
This was John Denham, speaking at the launch of a consultation on informal learning:
"The potential for experts to share their passions on a voluntary basis is enormous... The Young Foundation has been developing schoolofeverything.com - an online platform that allows learners and teachers to come together and organise their own learning activities. Already, it's offering topics as diverse as maths, yoga and blogging."
You can read the rest of what he had to say here.
