| This Learner's Manifesto is meant to be a beginning. The ideas proposed here are the fruits of well-intended professionals seeking to join with others to create a ground-swell of support for a common vision -- that of an on-line environment where the need for individual growth is balanced with the need for commerce. It is hoped that this Manifesto will be discussed and debated in many group meetings, conferences or town halls across the country where people are earnestly exploring the best possible learning uses of the Internet. It is hoped that Internet developers will consider its concepts when seeking to develop a learner-friendly Web site or program. Best of all, it is hoped that, wherever possible, learners will the find inspiration here to pressure developers, fellow consumers and leaders to direct their energies toward building the most edifying Internet possible for all users. |