I've seriously been thinking about starting a site like this for several months. However, I would like it to function as a free site for all, mentor and student, instead of a pay-for-the-mentor site. I'm fairly convinced that there would be plenty of people who would help out as a charity or philanthropy, but haven't thought of a good way to execute that thought yet.
My motivation, as may be yours, is to disrupt this current increasingly flawed education system in whatever way I can. Working on a few other projects along this line at the moment...
"to disrupt" seems to me like a backwards approach. You don't need to disrupt anything, you just need to create a system that works better, at least for some, and the old system will fall back. It doesn't need to be defeated or eliminated.
But yes, mentors outside (as well as inside, perhaps?) of academic institutions is a rather good idea, i think :-)
My motivation, as may be yours, is to disrupt this current increasingly flawed education system in whatever way I can. Working on a few other projects along this line at the moment...