The One World Schoolhouse

Education Reimagined

By: Salman Khan

Narrated by: Salman Khan

The creator of the revolutionary educational platform Khan Academy share his vision for the future of schooling and the major role that technology will play.

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.

Insightful, a must-read!

As a teacher currently in training for high school math with an engineering background, I was already admiring Mr Khan for his online videos which I used almost exclusively to clear the cobwebs so that I could pass the content test to gain entry into the alternative certification program. In fact, as I took the test, I could hear Sal's voice in my head calmly guiding me through the steps as I solved the problems- the test (TX Mathematics 7-12) was actually a joy to take. So, being a fan of his, I knew that reading his book might also be like his videos- comprehensive, enlightening, and with a sprinkle of humor- and it was. Some of his ideas may seem outlandish at first, but the more I think about them, the more they make sense. I truly hope that this book is required reading for all teachers, administrators, and school board members. As a mother of two teenage daughters in the public school system, I am well aware of the failings. There needs to be change, and the ideas in Sal's book are a good starting point for the conversation.

THE BIG IDEA FOR THE GOAL OF EDUCATION FOR ALL

I was enjoying the audio book and understood how amazing it is. The content not only mentions the reality of education system with various problems in teaching and assessment but also explains how the idea of one class schoolhouse come to Salman mind.
The book is wonderful reference for those who care about education reality and education reform.

Well thought out

This was a very interesting book, it helped clarify the why of our current educational system. I have started using some of the ideas and tactics with my own children to help them where they struggle.

Must Read

I hope everyone reads this book and looks forward to improving our educational system for all.

How to change our current education to prepare our kids for the future

The way to rethink education and insightful exploration of unbelievable. It inspires all the parents and educators to do retrospection and think about the future education. It is amazing !