18 Mart 2011 Cuma

Khan Academy

Bir site var ki ozellikle lise seviyesindeki ogrencilere cok basarili bilgiler veriyor, video'larla, test'lerle ve ogrencinin durumunu gosteren istatistiklerle: Khan Academy. Salman Khan kendi yegenlerine bazi dersleri ogretmek icin video kilpler hazirlayip youtube'e koymus ama tiklanan ziyaretci sayisi artinca Khan Academy'i kurmus. Ilginc bir hikayesi var burdan okuyun lutfen.

Oglan basit toplama cikarmadan baslayip simdi carpma ve bolme konusuyla ilgili testler aliyor bu sitede. Takildigin yerde ilgili video'yu izleyebiliyorsun, ya da ipucu istersen sana problemi cozmekte yardimci oluyor. Guzel bir tarafi da ebeveyn olarak cocugunun durumunu takip etmek. Saat kacta, kac problem cozdu, zayif noktalari nedir, basari egrisi nasil sekilleniyor gibi...

Bayiliyorum boyle beyinlere. Bir soru var ki , Khan'nin verdigi cevap cok hos.

Are you interested in turning this into a business? Maybe with some VC funding?

I've been approached several times, but it just didn't feel right. When I'm 80, I want to feel that I helped give access to a world-class education to billions of students around the world. Sounds a lot better than starting a business that educates some subset of the developed world that can pay $19.95/month and eventually selling it to some text book company or something. I already have a beautiful wife, a hilarious son, two hondas and a decent house. What else does a man need?

With that said, if you are a social venture capitalist and are looking to deploy capital with the highest possible social return per dollar invested, we should talk. I think you'll find that there is no more measurable, scalable and high impact way to educate the world.

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