As a teacher of math and science for 34 years, I have been in schools that were very inadequate....even harmful to a student's academic and social growth. In particular I have observed teachers and administrators who were incompetent and whose only motivation was to pick up their paycheck at the end of the week. However a resource like Khan Academy provides an educational experience that is outside the confines of a brick and mortar school system. With only a computer and internet connection a student can have an educational experience that is almost "teacher proof". In addition, many students who struggle with a particular subject may not have access to a tutor. Now imagine if such students had access (free of charge) to an "AI tutor"....like the one that Sal Khan describes in this video. I have used Khan Academy as a teacher and as a student for many years. I have learned subjects like statistics and calculus on Khan academy and then I have been able to tutor students using Khan Academy. When the Covid pandemic hit our area the school system was shut down. I could no longer meet with my students. But what if these students had access to an "AI tutor". With an" AI tutor" they could continue their education and work toward becoming an independent learner. And once a student becomes an independent learner then they have the opportunity to become a lifelong learner. And shouldn't that be the ultimate goal of every educational system... to create independent, lifelong learners?
Sal is upbeat and positive about everything, and he is 100% right. I'd really like to talk to him some day about his prediction market game. I have improved on something he posted back in 2017, and I think he might be interested in what I have done. But ... 100% Sal Khan fan forever.
As a teacher of math and science for 34 years, I have been in schools that were very inadequate....even harmful to a student's academic and social growth. In particular I have observed teachers and administrators who were incompetent and whose only motivation was to pick up their paycheck at the end of the week. However a resource like Khan Academy provides an educational experience that is outside the confines of a brick and mortar school system. With only a computer and internet connection a student can have an educational experience that is almost "teacher proof". In addition, many students who struggle with a particular subject may not have access to a tutor. Now imagine if such students had access (free of charge) to an "AI tutor"....like the one that Sal Khan describes in this video.
I have used Khan Academy as a teacher and as a student for many years. I have learned subjects like statistics and calculus on Khan academy and then I have been able to tutor students using Khan Academy.
When the Covid pandemic hit our area the school system was shut down. I could no longer meet with my students. But what if these students had access to an "AI tutor". With an" AI tutor" they could continue their education and work toward becoming an independent learner. And once a student becomes an independent learner then they have the opportunity to become a lifelong learner. And shouldn't that be the ultimate goal of every educational system... to create independent, lifelong learners?
Sal is upbeat and positive about everything, and he is 100% right. I'd really like to talk to him some day about his prediction market game. I have improved on something he posted back in 2017, and I think he might be interested in what I have done. But ... 100% Sal Khan fan forever.