From where I sit this article looks like Sal Khan returning to educational orthodoxy after a ten-year journey in the wilderness. Here are the 'three things' he has 'learned' (quoted):
- Teachers are the unwavering center of schooling and we should continue to learn from them every day
- Students need exposure to rigorous grade-level curriculum and they need to work at their learning edge
- Our public schools are an abiding institution that is making important progress despite many challenges
I guess if you spend ten years working in schools with teachers then these are the conclusions you are going to reach. But on the other hand, you could be forgiven for reading this and concluding "the changes we proposed at Khan Academy did not catch on in schools."
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