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In some places, remote learning can be far superior to locally available education. I love the Khan Academy and I hope they are successful in this project too.

• k__ 4y ago
  Also, in some situations. I know a social worker who said, there were problematic kids that started "going" to school in the pandemic because it was now from home.
• trompetenaccoun 4y ago
  There's definitely a market for it. I recently learned about expatschool(dot)io, which does the same thing and targets expat kids. Their concept is interesting, they don't give grades, it's similar to Montessori education but they claim to have a strong math/science focus for students who want to go that way. Imo online learning should always be a last resort though. The socializing aspect is important, having kids grow up in from of a computer screen without being able to fool around with their friends and explore the physical world around them seems sad.
• jonshariat 4y ago
  I'm surprised I had to go so far down in the comments to see this pointed out. This is an international venture. There are lots of places in the world where no high school education is offered but an internet connection is, or like you said this offering is better. Online learning is very different and we haven't had many years of experience to perfect it yet. My guess is we will see its effectiveness grow for a few more decades as the nuances get figured out.