I am all for more sandboxes - what a great post. I have to say though, the Scientific American quote saddens me. I work in K-12 education and it's as if they're saying traditional education is a lost cause, so let's work on cultivating critical thinking elsewhere. I don't disagree with the sentiment that K-12 education is doing many things wrong, but my hope is that we can make it better and that all the good learning won't have to happen outside/after/beyond school. One day! My school is launching an Innovation Department next year. I hope it will be the start of an organizational sandbox, both for the people within the department and for anyone else who wants to come in and play. I'm looking forward to following your future posts for inspiration!