We all hate math right? Most look at it as an evil necessary of life. We hate it because it was boring and hard and right before gym class..urgh. Some of us get nightmares just thinking about it. If you didnt do well at math, your chances of success in a lot of careers were limited. No engineering, science or med school for you..math dummie! This has all changed for kids nowadays with the Khan Academy. This website is full of interactive online lessons involving all levels of math..from counting to advanced calculus. There are tests at the end of each lesson and I must say..its rather fun!! The Khan Academy is a non profit educational organization started by Harvard and MIT graduate Salman Khan. The idea was conceived when he was teaching his nephew math, and realized how difficult it was for students to understand math and enjoy it. He saw the gap in learning that many of us have experienced since we were children. Teachers hate math as much as we do and many of them dont understand a lot of it. The Khan Academy has begun to revolutionize the education system with teachers and students using the program daily in schools across North America. Check out the website and try out a couple lessons..you will see what you missed during childhood.... those lucky kids today! Its great to see that an Ivey League graduate found a way to help out the world from somewhere besides Wall Street. If we waited for the government to change the world, we would be waiting a long time. Kudos to Khan for making change happen.
No comments:
Post a Comment