As a casual climber, I find this idea fascinating - the climbing community is both very social, and on an individual basis very invested in personal growth (a climb is often seen as a 'problem to solve', if you will).
When I first saw the site, I thought it was just a video aggregation tool and was confused as to why I would want to use it - signing in + reading the community values made your motive clear.
One valuable tool to any given climber is a "location tip" - e.g., where can I go climb when I am in such and such area. Is this area any good for climbing, or is it a mixed bag? What kind of rock am I dealing with? I think it might help to make this potential value more immediately obvious.
The article mentions the school systems in Finland as a potential model for our public school system, though there are economic differences. I was curious, so here are a couple of relevant links.
This article from BBC summarizes the basics, plus a couple videos.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8601207.stm
This focuses in particular on student age, school structure, and respect for the teaching profession.
I would like to briefly add to this excellent point. It is very valuable to highlight a time when you have actually built something (include a link to the project if possible). Demonstrate that you will be able to deliver software, not just think about it (as the case may be).
When I first saw the site, I thought it was just a video aggregation tool and was confused as to why I would want to use it - signing in + reading the community values made your motive clear.
One valuable tool to any given climber is a "location tip" - e.g., where can I go climb when I am in such and such area. Is this area any good for climbing, or is it a mixed bag? What kind of rock am I dealing with? I think it might help to make this potential value more immediately obvious.
Will forward to climber friends :].