<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>I think it is great when individuals from these places come down and utilize the space but it is another thing if the institutions take over and run the show. Can they make their own hackerspace up at their school? </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Out of curiosity how is hackerspaces education different than institutional education? I see the main difference is peer mentorship and
definitely more hands on and individualized. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Carolyn</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Florencia Edwards <floev22@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">To:</span></b> Hackerspaces General Discussion List <discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:52 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [hackerspaces] Is making alliances with education institutions good for a hacekrspace?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv0078122510"><div dir="ltr">I wanted to ask you what you guys think about this. At our hackerspace people who manage it are trying to make some strategic alliances with universities, schools, culture centers... But I think it's not good. A hackerspace is an alternative to this institutions and methods of education. Making an alliance only makes this institutions try to use the hackerspace their way (they have more power), trying to preasure us to adapt to their methods of education, what their students need, special workshops... I don't know. Maybe I'm
wrong, . I love everyone to know about a makerspace or hackerspace and to come here to explore, but this institutions have a way of imposing or forcing things... <div>
<br></div><div>Do any of you have experience with school or collages, are they good? Can you give me some advice?</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers all </div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Discuss mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org" href="mailto:Discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org">Discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss" target="_blank">http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>