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RE: Credentialing and Self-education
My biggest hope is an Open source math resource. Is quite difficult but it could happen. I don't know if education should be free and open source but we have the means to try and make it better and cheaper, by a lot.
Have you heard of Khan Academy? It is useful for basic math skills, I am not sure how advanced it gets because I am still trying to hone the basic skills lol.
I think that as it stands now, most people need to be able to make money off of teaching what they know, so it is hard for it to be free and open. However, as society transitions to a giving and sharing economy (that is the hope at least) we will be able to share and gift our knowledge freely! For those of us who want to learn and teach as a lifestyle, this would be ideal.
The more we share, the more we grow and learn together!
At the very least, we can make it better and cheaper right now, and move towards that ideal world where everyone can share without fearing for their survival or resources!
I'm familiar with Khan Academy. It has served many people and that is amazing. Unfortunately is not quite as in-depth as one would wish.
Most physics programmes complain about the lack of depth that freshman students arrive with at universities. Does everyone need to be a physics? no, but it shows how mismanaged are the expectations in high school.
It would be great if the incentives were aligned for a bigger portion of the population to advance without getting lost. That's the first step, a compass.
Thanks for passing by :)
Indeed, maybe with the rise of the internet and innovative people such as those here on Steemit, including yourself, physics and math will become more accesible to the average person!