[jslabovitz]

This sounds wonderful!

This is exactly how I did design my education, back in the 1980-1990s: self-driven, curiosity-based, highly experiential, with (informal) advisers and mentors. I never got a degree at all, and have never regretted it.

After reading over the website, the only thing I'd add to the program values is historical context and philosophy/ethics of technology. Doesn't have to be super-heavy, but I think there's a big problem today where people not only reinvent the wheel (which is sometimes appropriate) but aren't even aware the wheel existed before.

[fzwang]

Thank you! In some ways, I feel like we are re-inventing the apprenticeship type of model.

And to your point regarding history/ethics/philosophy, these topics come up inevitably. In the earlier experiments we've done, the discussions can turn very philosophical. A part of me wants to include these topics in the website, but another part says it might scare off some students who may not recognize the relevance yet.