Khan Academy and a Heretical Thought
[disclaimer]This is a ramble, full of internal inconsistencies, born of a weary mind. I post it into the ether like fresh meat thrown to a pack of wolves - go ahead and tear it to shreds![/disclaimer] I guess you all know about Khan Academ y. If not: it's one man's collection of 2100 video lectures on maths, science, finance and more - all freely available. In maths, it purports to provide a full progression from the basics of counting and place value up to some areas of university maths. Bill Gates has endorsed it , whilst many educators are throwing their hands up in horror . A heretical thought that popped into my head today. What if young people decide one day that they want to spend all of the limited amount of time they devote to maths actually learning how to do maths instead of learning how to collaborate effectively, design bridges, play Mario Kart, be good time-keepers, produce presentations or whatever latest thing might be? And what if they then start using K