Are you suggesting trading programming time for mentoring time, or just programming a math teacher's projects as a means to learn?
How would you initiate something like that anyway? I would feel more than a little awkward wandering on to a local campus and knocking on doors in the math dept. Are there any online resources/communities?
Second Question: Read online about the interests of a prof. Select a few. Watch a few of their introductory lectures to see if you like how they explain stuff. Select one. Look up the office hours. Wander into the room and state your mind.
How would you initiate something like that anyway? I would feel more than a little awkward wandering on to a local campus and knocking on doors in the math dept. Are there any online resources/communities?