On: Sal Khan, Serial Education Revolutionary

[dragon96]

> What’s deeply frustrating is that for more than a decade Sal Khan similarly said that the videos on his “Khan Academy” would revolutionize education, and they utterly failed to do so.

How does one determine whether an edtech startup like KA has succeeded or failed? As someone who has found KA useful at times, I don't understand where the author is coming from

[markusstrasser → dragon96]

It's a glorified youtube channel. Not a technology. That's most of the crux. It worked because Khan was early and made good content

[mortallywounded → markusstrasser]

The math exercises and lessons for kids has been very helpful preparing my young ones for common-core bullshit.

[haltingproblem → markusstrasser]

There is quite a bit more than a youtube channel. They have student tracking and tools for parents and teachers.