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Khan Academy: The future of education?

September 2, 2012 4:00 PM

Khan Academy and its free online educational videos are moving into the classroom and across the world. Their goal: to revolutionize how we teach and learn. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.

Khan Academy: The future of education?

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by frankiethepunk2 September 4, 2012 3:52 PM EDT
I was thrilled to hear about Khan Academy. I'm 56 years old and was lousy at school, mainly because I was never interested. NOW I am. This opens up a whole new world for me and people like you. Thanks 60 Minutes for this segment and Thanks Mr. Kahn for your generosity of time and spirit. Thanks also to Bill Gates for backing a winning concept.
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by BrittanyH2013 September 4, 2012 1:54 AM EDT
As a high school student, I use the Khan Academy videos ALL the time. Its great to know that if my teacher in class confuses me on a certain subject, I always have a back-up plan at home that i can use. It has help me SO much in both math and science. I am very grateful! :)
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by ddunca September 3, 2012 7:49 PM EDT
As a classroom educator, I was happy to hear last night's segment about "flipping the classroom", an instructional strategy that could make a profound difference in many general education classrooms. I plan to share your segment with my students tomorrow and discuss how we can "flip" our Language Arts and History classroom this school year. We've already been in session for three weeks, so it's the perfect time to get this started. We're "low tech" for now, using our textbooks and other assigned readings, but we'll go one step at a time.
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by Stonestepper September 2, 2012 11:19 PM EDT
I just watched this week's episode and was pleased to see something I am familiar with "Paraded" on 60 minutes. As a 20 year teacher of math and science I've used Kahn and other such sites to help my students and like the teacher in tonight's show, I've seen the power of success from individualized instruction.
BUT she only had a class of 20 students. If you checked the number of computers that she was monitoring, there were only 20 students logged on. What was missed in tonight's show was the reality of many classrooms. OVER CROUDING.
I heard Kahn say tonight, 20 - 30 students. Reality: 30 - 40 students. Education needs Kahn. Students need smaller classes.
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by Tgabriele September 2, 2012 9:23 PM EDT
Khan's form of instruction is called Competency Based Education. It has been used for decades by special education teachers to help ALL students achieve mastery. The form of instrution widely used by traditional educators is called General Education. It is not designed to help all students achieve mastery. Its goal is to make sure all student performance mirrors the results anticipated by the Bell Curve. Both Administrators and teachers who embrace General Education are intoxicated with the notion that only 10% of the student body should achieve mastery while the rest sink or swim. Unlike Competency Based Education, General Education is methodically and inherently designed to LEAVE CHILDREN BEHIND! If you don't believe me, talk to a PHD who knows!!!
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