Somebody was going to do it sooner or later ...
I think it is liberal. It’s just a guy and some staffers putting info out on subjects...not a real curriculum, much less accredited etc.
I read somewhere that Bill Gates funds it.
Perhaps you should look at the humanities section to see if its adequately unbiased. Hard to bias mathematics and such though.
Of course they’re liberals. Rock-ribbed conservatives wouldn’t be producing free videos.
I’ve used some KA videos and they are pure instruction. Want to know how to perform an algebra function or what is Newton’s Second Law? Just watch the video. They aren’t like leftist public skoolz where every topic has to find a way back to racism, gay marriage, or global climate change.
No, not paranoid at all. Liberals are infiltrating all kinds of formerly conservtive institutions....non profits....religious organizations....you have to keep your guard up at all times for this. Even that KLOVE Christian radio network is now infiltrated by liberals. It’s everywhere....
I’ve looked at Khan Academy, although not lately. My take, as of a couple of years ago when it was only a little famous, was that it provided short lecture insight on a wide variety of topics, but it presumed a much higher level of education—say high school. It did not strike me at that time as an organized teaching curriculum for the very young.
Khan is a brilliant guy who has tried to make available access to a wide variety of topics.
I am not aware that they had developed a curriculum for the young, though.
Oh course you are paranoid, you’d turning your back on public union employees and their education camps.
But look more at why you’re examining such websites - you have a clue as to what you want your children to learn. Start with the basics - language (reading, writing and speaking), mathematics, history and critical analysis.
Teach them about the value of money, and the value of hard work resulting in rewards.
Give your children the tools, rather than worry about some abstract lesson plan. Because in the end anything you miss in teaching can be quickly learned.
Khan has been useful for test review and extra practice for my college prep students in physics and chemistry.
I would not trust it as a complete curriculum, particularly younger ones.
Somebody was going to do it sooner or later ...
Alma, if the school’s name contains “Khan” I think you would have more to worry about than Liberals. Something like compulsory kneeling toward Mecca between classes, if you catch my drift.
I don’t know Khan, but really - I wouldn’t buy a curriculum if I were you. You want to teach your child how to read, right? ANY book will do - read to him. They don’t need phonics workbooks. You want to teach him math? Get one of those Spectrum Math workbooks and help him through it. You know more than any six year old. You want to teach him about science? Mix stuff in the kitchen. Get a blister microscope that you can look at bugs and bread with. You want to teach him about animals? Go to the zoo. It is really that easy. Make a list of what is really important and teach him. And have a great time. You can homeschool very cheaply - we did.
My 11 year old loves Kahn academy, but he is already very aware of the craziness of progressives in education. I can trust him to explore these sites and use discernment.
I would not allow him to search those sites alone, when he was 6. He also liked Brain Pop, which can have a heavy liberal agenda too. I would tell him which little videos he could and could not watch.
If your discernment is raised, it is for a good reason. Do not second doubt your instincts for your child.
My oldest homeschooled child is now 15, grade level 13 plus, 98% in most subjects, and he does currently attend HighSchool.
He loves football and honors classes and Lacrosse and of course the social stuff.
The 11 year old just got 100% on the ACT in Math. He loves all science, esp Chemistry.
These are good, good kids.
My best advice to you is, listen to yourself. YOU are the expert on your child. No one else’s opinion matters. Hone your instinct and do not be afraid to go balls to the wall, when you know what is right for your child.
You are going do great. God bless.
Great for Math and Science. I would not use it for other subjects. I wish it was available when I struggled through Calculus.
Khan was raised by his Hindu mother and had an absentee Muslim father. Not personally religious, but the Muzzie’s try to take credit for him.
He received a million dollar grant from Bill Gates to expand.
Didn’t this give you a clue?
“Joel Computer Science Beloved Leader
Known alternately as “Dear Father” and “Eternal Leader”
Gives me the creeps...
Please consider making your own curricula. You can customize and make changes as needed. If you have never done this before - have no fear - you will discover it is well worth the effort and the effort becomes joyful. Try using some of the books that have proven to be excellent in the past such as the Saxon Math. There used to be a great book titled “home school your child for free” that had so many websites for just about any subject. I would have used the Khan academy for supportive science and math perhaps if I felt it was needed.
I’m not concerned with their politics, and the contributors vary so much I don’t know if there’s a common thread there.
What I do know is that their content is top notch. At least for the computer science, math, and other hard sciences, it’s hard to politicize that. Take advantage of it. Kahn seems to be altruistic in nature.
‘Elizabeth works with math teachers, tutors, and professors to ensure Khan Academy’s exercises comprehensively and rigorously cover the Common Core StandardS...”
that’s enough for me to warn you away without knowing anything else - Common Core.
Okay, Teaching Company is probably going to be over a six-year-old’s head, but for future reference ...
