First of all, congratulations on the success of Khan Academy.
I work in education and your site is usually mentioned very positively. How would you respond to the idea that some people believe your videos are a replacement or an improvement on traditional education? I've heard critics caution that people relying on the Academy to teach them are doing 20th Century Learning (memorization and drilling with formulas and ideas without real-world application) instead of 21st Century Learning (application of concepts to solve new problems and challenges).
I can see both things being valuable, but I've always wanted to ask you: Where do you see Khan Academy fitting in the context of a person's complete education?
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Mr. Khan,
First of all, congratulations on the success of Khan Academy.
I work in education and your site is usually mentioned very positively. How would you respond to the idea that some people believe your videos are a replacement or an improvement on traditional education? I've heard critics caution that people relying on the Academy to teach them are doing 20th Century Learning (memorization and drilling with formulas and ideas without real-world application) instead of 21st Century Learning (application of concepts to solve new problems and challenges).
I can see both things being valuable, but I've always wanted to ask you: Where do you see Khan Academy fitting in the context of a person's complete education?
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