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Khan Academy "The Power of 1"

Khan Academy "The Power of 1"

by Michael -
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In case you missed it Khan Academy fever is sweeping the education world online. Khan Academy is the brain child of Salmen Khan, MIT graduate, former banker (thankfully) and now education innovator. The Khan Academy slogan is Image of Salmen Khan"Watch. Practice. Learn almost anything for free." "With a library of over 2,400 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 150 practice exercises, we're on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace" and did I mention it is FREE. If you want to know what kids and teachers think about Khan Academy check out this article in wired magazine. What I like best about Khan Academy is that it demonstrates the power and potential of the World Wide Web. My only question is why anyone in the education establishment didn't think of this first? If one guy can put together 2400 instructional videos, just think what a team of 5, 10, 100 or 500 dedicated teachers could produce. What are they waiting for?