She had missed one important concept and that put her on a lesser school track. And from there his teaching starts to spread, his ideas start to catch on and now he is on a mission to create a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Sal started out tutoring one student-his cousin Nadia and before he knew it he was spending his spare time tutoring more family members. You have heard of Salman Khan the creator of the Khan Academy and this book published by TwelveBooks serve as an introduction to his story and his thoughts or manifesto on learning. Books make the best gifts and when I start a job and first thing they hand me is a stack of free books I know I've landed in the right place. ''The founder of the Khan Academy - the world's most popular free online learning site - tells the story of his school's astonishing success, and shares his revolutionary vision for the future of education.' -Provided by the publisher'- … ( more)įirst of all a thank you to Lynda Weinman, Lynda of for giving every single one of the company's employees a copy of this book over the holidays. More than just a solution, his book serves as a call for free, universal, global education, and an explanation of how his simple - yet revolutionary - method can help achieve this inspiring goal'. In The One World Schoolhouse, Khan will present his remarkable story, as well as his vision for the future of education. Schools seek his advice about connecting to students in a digital age, and people of all ages and backgrounds flock to the site to utilize this new approach to learning. And his breakthrough idea has become his life's passion. Like all great innovators, Sal Khan established himself as an outsider, with no teaching background to tie him to broken models. Today, millions have viewed and subscribed to the Khan Academy's YouTube videos, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject. 'A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon.

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