Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an American educator and founder of the Khan Academy, a free online education platform and not-for-profit organization. He has produced over 2200 popular videos elucidating a wide spectrum of concepts, mainly focusing on mathematics and the sciences, in his home. His official channel, 'Khan Academy' has, as of March 2011, attracted more than 45 million views.
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What would school be like if it was invented today?
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You Don’t Need College to Get a College Education
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To Grow a Big Business, Place Smart Little Bets, with Salman Khan
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The Value of Self-Paced Learning
Why do we expect a C student to have a shot of understanding the next concept when they have gaps on a more basic one?
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Envisioning a Global, One-World Classroom
At Khan Academy, we talk about turning it into a global, one-world classroom.
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How to Prepare a Lesson Plan
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The School of the Future
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The Classroom of the Future
Salman Khan envisions the kind of school he would like to send his own son to. In a way it resembles the one-room schoolhouses of yesteryear, where teachers and peers alike are empowered to act as mentors, humanizing the classroom.