The One World Schoolhouse

Education Reimagined

By: Salman Khan

Narrated by: Salman Khan

Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy, has written what is destined to become one of the most influential books about education in our time.

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 this audiobook 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; and
• 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 20th 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.

©2012 Salman Khan (P)2012 Hachette Audio

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.

transformative

this book will in part shape the way you think about education, and in doing will also shape how you think about the future of yourself as well as your children.

Inspiring

I was admittedly already a fan of Sal Khan's, but this made me even more so. I thought the content of the book was great -- gave some education history but also pointed the way to the future. And I loved that Sal himself read it -- made it feel much more personal. Highly recommended.

Yes!!!

I would recommend this book to everyone but especially educators and parents. I have already gifted two copies whom are both educators and parents!

Sal does an amazing job of staying on topic ... getting to the point ... offering up inspiring examples!!!

I have been using the Khan Academy for years and know the benefits first hand.

~JoySters

great inspiring

If you could sum up The One World Schoolhouse in three words, what would they be?

changing lives

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

That he began just by helping his niece and he became international and kept it free.

Compelling

I love thinking about how we learn and how we can change education. Mr. Kahn's research and ideas are only second to his implementation of those ideas. I would highly recommend this book to the US department of education and every school board member, administrator and teacher in America today.

For anyone who cares about schools!

Sal Khan is one of the big thinkers of the century. But he just stumbled across his big ideas while helping out a family member. His Khan Academy is often thought to be anti-teacher and anti-school, but it is not. It would be interesting to learn more about the application of his ideas to younger children and to topics other than science and math. Read this book if you care about the future of public education.