The one world schoolhouse : education reimagined

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The one world schoolhouse : education reimagined

Author:

Khan, Salman, 1976-

ISBN:

9781455508372

Edition:

1st trade ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Twelve, 2013.

Physical Description:

vi, 259 pages ; 20 cm

General Note:

Originally published as hardback by Twelve, 2012.

Contents:

Introduction: A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere -- pt. I: Learning to teach : Teaching Nadia ; No-frills videos ; Focusing on the content ; Mastery learning ; How education happens ; Filling in the gaps -- pt. II: The broken model : Questioning customs ; The Prussian model ; Swiss cheese learning ; Tests and testing ; Tracking creativity ; Homework ; Flipping the classroom ; The economics of schooling -- pt. III: Into the real world : Theory versus practice ;The Khan Academy software ; The leap to a real classroom ; Fun and games ; Taking the plunge ; The Los Altos experiment ; Education for all ages -- pt. IV: The one world schoolhouse : Embracing uncertainty ; My background as a student ; The spirit of the one room schoolhouse ; Teaching as a team sport ; Ordered chaos is a good thing ; Redefining summer ; The future of transcripts ; Serving the underserved ; The future of credentials ; What college could be like -- Conclusion: Making time for creativity.

Subject Term:

Internet in education.

Education and globalization.

Self-culture.

Summary:

"A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today, millions have viewed and subscribed to the Khan Academy's YouTube videos, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject. Like all great innovators, Sal Khan established himself as an outsider, with no teaching background to tie him to broken models. And his breakthrough idea has become his life's passion. Schools seek his advice about connecting to students in a digital age, and people of all ages and backgrounds flock to the site to utilize this new approach to learning. In The One World Schoolhouse, Khan will present his remarkable story, as well as his vision for the future of education. More than just a solution, his book serves as a call for free, universal, global education, and an explanation of how his simple - yet revolutionary - method can help achieve this inspiring goal"--

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A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today millions of students, parents, and teachers use the Khan Academy's free videos and software, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject; and Academy techniques are being employed with exciting results in a growing number of classrooms around the globe.

Like many innovators, Khan rethinks existing assumptions and imagines what education could be if freed from them. And his core idea-liberating teachers from lecturing and state-mandated calendars and opening up class time for truly human interaction-has become his life's passion. Schools seek his advice about connecting to students in a digital age, and people of all ages and backgrounds flock to the site to utilize this fresh approach to learning.

In The One World Schoolhouse, Khan presents his radical vision for the future of education, as well as his own remarkable story, for the first time. In these pages, you will discover, among other things:

How both students and teachers are being bound by a broken top-down model invented in Prussia two centuries ago Why technology will make classrooms more human and teachers more important How and why we can afford to pay educators the same as other professionals How we can bring creativity and true human interactivity back to learning Why we should be very optimistic about the future of learning. Parents and politicians routinely bemoan the state of our education system. Statistics suggest we've fallen behind the rest of the world in literacy, math, and sciences. With a shrewd reading of history, Khan explains how this crisis presented itself, and why a return to "mastery learning," abandoned in the twentieth century and ingeniously revived by tools like the Khan Academy, could offer the best opportunity to level the playing field, and to give all of our children a world-class education now.

More than just a solution, The One World Schoolhouse serves as a call for free, universal, global education, and an explanation of how Khan's simple yet revolutionary thinking can help achieve this inspiring goal.

Author Notes

Salman Khan was born and raised in Metairie, Louisiana, to immigrant parents from India and Bangladesh. Before founding the Khan Academy, he was a hedge fund analyst. He's also worked in venture capital and engineering at Oracle and several Silicon Valley start-ups. Khan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was president of his class, and three degrees from MIT.

Reviews (3)

Kirkus Review

An exciting concept for reforming education. In today's society, most students learn a variety of subjects primarily by lectures, with the goal of passing certain standardized tests before moving on to another series of subjects. Former hedge fund analyst Khan questioned this educational model, believing it did nothing to show true mastery of a topic. Candidly and enthusiastically, he details how he originally started what is now known as the Khan Academy by creating a series of YouTube videos to help his cousin with her understanding of math. Supported by Google and The Gates Foundation, those videos have evolved at the Khan Academy website to cover math, science, history and art, among other subjects. They have been used by millions around the world. Khan believes in using modern technology via individual video learning with assessments based on a solid understanding of a theme. Students spend classroom time among peers and talented teachers, who help them reach certain levels of comprehension before progressing to the next level of learning. The author stresses the concept that all subjects are interrelated and that learning should be self-paced and self-motivated with mixed age groups helping one another. He includes in-depth analysis of the most common educational models (lectures and testing for certain topics) and compares it to his methods. Khan's excitement is palpable as he imagines future schoolrooms as sources of "true creativity" where "mistakes are allowed, tangents are encouraged, and big thinking is celebrated as a process." His hope is that modern technology and his videos will allow access to a free education to anyone, young or old, around the world. A fresh, welcome approach to education.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Choice Review

The premise behind The One World School House is not new; however, it is radical in today's educational climate. Professional learning communities, teacher effectiveness, and common core (to name a few) are "new" innovations meant to improve education. Unfortunately, these trends have only reinforced the lecture, stay on the page, do not have true interaction with every student mentality. In this climate, Khan's premise, while reasonable and necessary, is radical. Khan (founder, Khan Academy) rethinks and discusses the existing assumptions of education and imagines what education could be if freed from those assumptions. In this book, Khan takes readers on a journey through his own exploration of education, beginning with his tutoring of his niece. The result is a call for free, universal, and global education. The book is a must read for those who see the bigger picture of what education should look like in the future. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, research, and professional collections. G. L. Willhite University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Library Journal Review

Over the past year Khan, the founder of the free online education site Khan Academy, has been featured in Wired and TIME magazines, appeared on CBS News, and was a featured TED speaker. Here he tells the story of Khan Academy's creation (it began with a series of videos he posted on YouTube to tutor his niece in math) and explains how this experience led him to question the traditional educational model. Khan advocates reversing, or "flipping," the traditional model by assigning the lecture as homework and using class time to discuss and clarify the information presented in the lecture (a theory also discussed in Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams). Khan uses the second half of the book to detail how he believes his model can succeed where the traditional one fails and to expand on his "one world schoolhouse" vision. -VERDICT An easy, entertaining, thought-provoking read for educators, administrators, and parents.-Sara Holder, McGill Univ. Lib., Montreal (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Introduction: A Free, World-Class Education for Anyone, Anywhere	p. 1
Part 1 Learning to Teach
Teaching Nadia	p. 15
No-Frills Videos	p. 27
Focusing on the Content	p. 33
Mastery Learning	p. 37
How Education Happens	p. 45
Filling in the Gaps	p. 53
Part 2 The Broken Model
Questioning Customs	p. 61
The Prussian Model	p. 75
Swiss Cheese Learning	p. 83
Tests and Testing	p. 91
Tracking Creativity	p. 97
Homework	p. 103
Flipping the Classroom	p. 115
The Economics of Schooling	p. 119
Part 3 Into the Real World
Theory versus Practice	p. 127
The Khan Academy Software	p. 133
The Leap to a Real Classroom	p. 139
Fun and Games	p. 149
Taking the Plunge	p. 153
The Los Altos Experiment	p. 161
Education for All Ages	p. 171
Part 4 The One World Schoolhouse
Embracing Uncertainty	p. 179
My Background as a Student	p. 183
The Spirit of the One Room Schoolhouse	p. 191
Teaching as a Team Sport	p. 197
Ordered Chaos Is a Good Thing	p. 203
Redefining Summer	p. 207
The Future of Transcripts	p. 213
Serving the Underserved	p. 221
The Future of Credentials	p. 229
What College Could Be Like	p. 233
Conclusion: Making Time for Creativity	p. 245
Acknowledgments	p. 255
Notes	p. 257

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