It is the future of education. Too bad the Khan site is not used by schools and to be recommended for students at home, in Canada. Sort like the first place to go to, for the how-tos. My youngest uses the site all the time, and probably the reason why she is ahead of the class about 5 to 6 lessons. The other day, she wanted to know about scientific notation, and I told her to go on the Khan site to refresh her memory. About a hour later, she came downstairs and asked me why didn’t Mr. ________ said that in the first place. The way it was presented in class, and the way it is presented on the Khan site, are two very different methods. On the Khan site, the videos will tell you the rules associated with the concept, in simple ways that would not confuse kids from the get go.

this is fabulous!

Thank you so much for bringing this to everyone’s attention.  I tried some of Khan’s algebra tutorials—slow (I reviewed) but very clear (pehaps the slowness was why it was clear)
Are there any sites for composition and grammar, and learning another language?  We have stairway to reading; saxon math; jump math; and Khan’s website, however I would love to see something to help kids learn proper grammar and writing skills, and also books and/or websites to help them to really to be able to master other languages.

for those in Southwestern Ontario CTV news is airing a three part special on e-schools and their growing success.

Khan academy is very good.
The videos explaining concepts are very clear, the built-in repetitions ensure mastery; the guy is brilliant.

The only caveat would be: this site is for children that still believe in themselves. That is either they are reasonably good in math and willing to do extra practice or they are not good at math but they do believe that they can learn by themselves if they work hard enough.

It will not help children that have been brainwashed into believing that one is born either good at something or not.

My other observation would be about using Khan in class. To have the students use the Khan academy for explanations and most of the practice and the teacher for helping students that are in trouble assumes a competent math teacher; either somebody who is solid in math or at the very least willing to learn. The teachers have to know this stuff very well to help a student that got stuck even when he had such good explanations and practice on Khan academy.

Yes, I would be interested in materials that teach how to write different types of texts.

Also, are there any books on taking notes and summarizing that not just teach the principles on how to take notes but have examples and practice tests?

I found “Analyze, Organize, Write” by Arthur Whimbey and Elizabeth Lynn Jenkins very helpful; however I would like to learn more about how to write well.

At African School for Excellence, we are using Khan Academy as a way to bring down the cost of education while simultaneously increasing quality.  We don’t use Khan instead of a teacher, we use Khan to supplement teachers.  A skilled teacher is absolutely essential, but skilled teachers are both expensive and hard to find in our part of the world.  We have a model that makes each good teacher effective for more students, and Khan helps us to do that.

Regarding the questions a couple people have asked about the “Khan equivalent” for grammar and writing, we haven’t found it either.  We are actually developing a program at the moment to do just that, so you will hear about it when it is released!

Jay

Jay, this is good news!  Your students will thrive!  Khan knows his stuff, and all of his videos are excellent.  Recently a phd in chemistry looked at one of his chemistry tutorials, and his only criticism was that it was too long, and that with a one on one, the lesson would have gone a lot faster.  I’m sure that you already know this, but thought I’d tell you.