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Sal Khan
Sal Khan
American Educator
Born: Oct 11, 1976
Education Learning People School World You
Related authors: Bill Nye Booker T. Washington Horace Mann John W. Gardner Michael Pollan Michael Porter Temple Grandin Timothy Leary
Creating a clear and engaging video explanation of a complex concept is a great way to demonstrate mastery and to help others understand and love the subject, too. Sal Khan
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I grew up with plenty of smart people. They would beat me at chess; they could solve brain teasers before I could, but then they would struggle in algebra. These were incredibly smart people who simply did not have the foundation in math that I had. Sal Khan
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I realized that there are many people who are very good students, but they think of themselves as bad students. At the end of the day, what they are really missing is way to understand where their gaps are and a way to address those gaps. Sal Khan
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One's perception of themselves has a much bigger role than has been acknowledged to determine who succeeds and who does not. Sal Khan
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By early 2009, tens of thousands of students were watching tutorials on the Khan Academy every day. The software I wrote for my cousins had become so popular, it was making my $50-a-month web host crash. The possibilities surrounding the academy were so exciting that I had trouble doing my day job properly. And soon, I quit. Sal Khan
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When I used to try and describe what the Khan Academy was, I would tell people that if it were a for-profit, I would be on the cover of 'Forbes.' Sal Khan
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Later in life, when my kids struggle to understand a tricky concept or master a new skill, I want them to have the strength and experience to tell themselves, 'I don't know how to do this... yet!' I want them to be confident that, even if something seems challenging today, they have what it takes to figure it out. Sal Khan
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If high-quality content can be effectively delivered via technology, teachers can devote more time to creating innovative experiences, leading Socratic dialogs, or coaching students one-on-one in more targeted and focused interventions. Sal Khan
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There is too much acceptance of people saying, 'I am a math person, or I am an artsy person.' It makes me cringe. Sal Khan
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Just as computer science is missing from our school system, so is science fiction. Sal Khan
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I love Victorian novels, the way they capture the nuances of the human condition. Sal Khan
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I learned from my peers, and I learned from doing projects, and I learned from mentors, but I learned very little from lectures, and I've talked about how little I attended them. Sal Khan
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We're so used to the tests telling me if I'm smart or not. It's telling me if I know the material or not. Sal Khan
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Our goal with Khan Academy Kids is to inspire a life-long love of learning. Sal Khan
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Sometimes I think people confuse rote learning with traditional conceptual instruction. Sal Khan
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You have all this education theory, and people try to make larger statements than maybe what their data would back up, because they've done these small experiments that are tied to a very particular case with a very particular implementation... theory definitely matters, but I think dogma matters less. Sal Khan
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The whole reason why we have this kind of assembly line model of education that we inherited from the Prussians, is they were the first people - it's a very egalitarian motive - to say how do we educate everyone. Sal Khan
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I hope I could spend the rest of my life learning and communicating. Sal Khan
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India, with one of the largest education systems in the world, has always been a priority for Khan Academy. Sal Khan
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I'd set up the Khan Academy as a not-for-profit in 2008, but I was doing well in my job and initially thought I could fund the Academy myself. But by 2009, I was getting so much good feedback that I told my wife that I wanted to do this full time. We had some funds to fall back on, and I knew doing this made me happy. Sal Khan
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Some kids grasp a subject faster and race ahead to the next level, while others continue to struggle with the first. The great thing we've seen is that if you let a student take his time to master a concept, he will probably race ahead on the next one. Sal Khan
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The reason the gifted students of the world like Khan Academy is because we don't say, 'Memorize this formula,' but say, 'Let's try to derive it from core principles,' or, 'I forgot my trig identity, so I'm going to just try to prove this to you.' Sal Khan
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People who are looked up to in America will often say, 'I don't get math.' And they'll often say it like they're being humble, but they seem almost proud of it because it's acceptable to act this way. Sal Khan
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You only have so much time in the day, and you only have so many working years. Where do you want to invest that life? Sal Khan
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At a lot of college graduations, you'll hear people say, 'Follow your passions,' and that is important, but no one talks about the stress of not having enough money, the issues of debt, and the issues of work stress. Sal Khan
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One cannot be dogmatic about the right solution. Sal Khan
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