Self-empowerment. Provided with the opportunity, all learners have the capacity to empower themselves.
Access (Open Source). All learners should have open access to expert and shared knowledge.
New Media. New media will play an integral role in the delivery of open source teaching and learning platforms.
The Knowledge Economy. The tools of a knowledge economy will enable our beliefs to empower the decisions of all learners.
"This belief in the importance of innate talent, strongest perhaps among the experts themselves and their trainers, is strangely lacking in hard evidence...Thus, motivation appears to be a more important factor than innate ability in the development of expertise. It is no accident that in music, chess and sports--all domains in which expertise is defined by competitive performance rather than academic credentialing--professionalism has been emerging at ever younger ages...Furthermore, success builds on success, because each accomplishment can strengthen a child's motivation." Ross, P. (August 2006). "The Expert Mind". Scientific American. 295 (2) pg. 64 - 71.
