What Khan is doing is great. For some students, it is very effective. For other students, not effective whatsoever. Thankfully, dozens of similar offerings have

What Khan is doing is great. For some students, it is very effective. For other students, not effective whatsoever. Thankfully, dozens of similar offerings have appeared (40 by one count), as well as tools to help teachers create their own video lessons (ie. Educreations). And that's not even mentioning all the other students for whom video is not the best way to learn these topics. The real problem is the media. And by that overarching term, I mean the rhetoric that various journalists, bloggers, and others have let themselves use for whatever purpose (ie. sensationalism, pageviews, linkbait, etc). It's understandable that there's been a backlash to Khan. He got overhyped. The pendulum swung too much one way. Now it's naturally swinging the other way. In the end, this is going to turn out better for students. As critics lash out in both directions (supporters and detractors both have gotten pretty vicious in this debate), there are a bunch of for-profit and non-profit efforts that are creating alternatives. Khan has a smart team too. I'm sure they're steadily improving their offerings.