Hi Andrea, As mentioned in the article children tend to find different ways to use the same tool, I believe that is called creativity. Many of us learn in different ways and what Khan does is allow us the flexibility that the traditional classroom format does not. My elder son uses Khan to re-enforce the days lessons as opposed to how Khan indicated in Ted that it should be used as the lesson and the class session dedicated to other activities.  His younger sibling tends to prefer learning ahead of the class.   The arguments are not really about whether KhanAcademy is effective or not but more narrowing down on what his application was, Khan would have been better off not trying to straight jacket the application but more left it out there and observed the creative uses it is being put to (think Hole in the Wall experiment). I use Khan to get better clarity on a concept, my appreciation of financial terms has greatly benefited from the videos.   Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt@ratio-magazine.com> To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 13:58 Subject: [kictanet] Khan Academy - for a more differentiated take Hey all, Just found this piece on the Khan Academy with a more in-depth look on how their approach changed, plus a bunch of useful links: http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=13296 Have a fab day, Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.u... The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.