If you look at the comments in khan academy there are tonnes of people asking for real life applications—that said, they’re given in most of the material there.

If you look at the comments in khan academy there are tonnes of people asking for real life applications—that said, they’re given in most of the material there. Inspiring students (and showing the material can help them in their lives additionally) is one of the most important but difficult parts of teaching: good explanations falling on uninspired ears rarely settle. And I’d argue the onus is on the teacher to inspire but it’s not something I can say is an easy skill to master. Succinct explanations can be hammered out but fostering inspiration is a soft skill rarely taught—-and rarely deemed important in the already inspired.