> Sal Khan is having such a broad and important impact on > learning when the professionals are struggling mightily. Are you sure he is having such borad and

> Sal Khan is having such a broad and important impact on > learning when the professionals are struggling mightily. Are you sure he is having such borad and important impact? Are you sure that he won't fail at exactly the same spot where "professionals are struggling mightily"? Do you know the reasons they are struggling? > great teacher is his breadth and depth of knowledge and context thanks > to being a triple undergrad from MIT with backgrounds in math, computer > science, and electrical engineering AND a Harvard MBA. Nothing in the list makes anyone a great teacher. You may have all the knowledge in the world and be a lousy teacher. What makes a great teacher is the skill of kindling the interest in the subject in your students and then having the skill to transfer you knowledge effectively. Khan Academy has none of that. It is just another attempt to solve the problem by throwing technology at it. The thing is, problem has little to do with technology. And Khan Academy has little of understanding ot that.