Education reform has been a central issue in American politics for decades. The constant battle between understanding the “right way” to educate students has been debated through and through. While politicians and bureaucrats continue to quarrel over which national program is best suited to fix our country, Silicon Valley startup “Khan Academy” has begun to transform the way we think and the way we learn.
Run like a technology company, this non-profit created by Salman Khan combines innovation, technology, and common-sense to transform the way we interpret information. Students of all ages can watch videos covering a wide range of topics, and move at a pace that suits their comprehension levels.
Projects like Khan Academy are changing the status quo of traditional education paradigms. The days of 30 students attempting to follow along as a teacher writes on a white board are drawing to a close. New, innovative means of education that provide personalized education can essentially give any student the direct attention that they need. I’m not saying that teachers are obsolete. Rather, great teachers are now even more important to facilitate positive learning experiences for students, while utilizing forward-thinking programs such as Khan Academy to increase overall quality of education.
The tech-revolution in modern education systems is continuing to grow and provide innovative solutions to problems that have puzzled educators for decades. I truly believe that education is what you put into it. The influence of technology to providing students and life-learners with immediate access to knowledge represents an opportunity to further catalyze our next generation of leaders in Science, Math, English, and the Arts.
Salman Khan Is a Bangladeshi person not by birth but his father and mother are Bangladesh. We proud for him as a game changer of the world’s education system.
Similar to the Khan Academy, there’s also peoi.org that provides post secondary education for free and a variety of languages. It includes courses, examinations, and more. I believe it’s possible to also receive certification through some of its programs.
Advances in technology have created two principal reasons for reasons for rethinking traditional education. First, as you have pointed out here, teachers and students have new tools available to them. Second, technology is transforming the students themselves, shorter attention spans and the like. I hope education can be tailored to embrace both the tools and the nature/habits/styles of the new generation, with institutions like Khan Academy leading the way.
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