Started by the fearless Salman Khan, Khan Academy's motto "to provide a free, world- class education for anyone, anywhere" cuts right to the heart of the education issue.
There are more education resources online than ever before, but Khan Academy has always felt like the one with the biggest dream. When Khan could easily focus on the lucrative post graduate adult market, they continue to expand their resources for secondary school, and for international students.
580 million lessons delivered, 1 million registered teachers, and 3.8 billion exercise problems khan has become a prolific tool that covers topics including math, science, arts, computing, economics, humanities and more. They have even addressed a topic often ignored by other educational resources- SAT prep. While it might not seem as important as "math" or "physics", SAT prep is something often only done by kids in the highest income brackets. Making these materials available to everyone is giving kids of an entirely different income level a leg up in college admissions that is sorely needed.
I'll leave you with this quote from their own site:
Most people are held back not by their innate ability, but by their mindset. They think intelligence is fixed, but it isn’t. Your brain is like a muscle. The more you use it and struggle, the more it grows.
There are more education resources online than ever before, but Khan Academy has always felt like the one with the biggest dream. When Khan could easily focus on the lucrative post graduate adult market, they continue to expand their resources for secondary school, and for international students.
I'll leave you with this quote from their own site:
Most people are held back not by their innate ability, but by their mindset. They think intelligence is fixed, but it isn’t. Your brain is like a muscle. The more you use it and struggle, the more it grows.
New research shows we can take control of our ability to learn. We can all become better learners. We just need to build our brains in the right way.
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