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HiPointDem

(20,729 posts) Sun Jan 20, 2013, 03:15 AM Jan 2013

Students love Khan Academy?

daniella parisi@daniellaparisi
I really hate the guy who does the videos for khan academy

Aaron Prendergast™@APren_19
No clue how to do this shit on Khan Academy

Haley Oliveira@littl3oliveira
Dear Khan Academy, NO ONE LIKES YOU.

Stephanie@samsahooker
Things I'd rather do than khan academy: throw self into Grand Canyon, drink sewage water, be lost at sea, listen to K-pop, pour acid in eyes

Kristina Caradonna@KristinaC_2
whoever invented khan academy can die #butactually

Chace M Little@ChaceLittle
KHAN ACADEMY, YOU TELL ME THE RIGHT ANSWER, AND ITS WRONG?? #.....

Tyler V. Castillo@MynamesTylerC
Fun Fact: Khan Academy was created by the antichrist

Vardaan@iVardy
@ItsBrohan Khan Academy. That's how my teacher is "teaching" the class

Brendan Scott@BrendanScott3
Is anyone good at math? I will legitimately give you 50-100$ if you can finish my khan academy work

michele lento@michelelento
picking random answers on khan academy cause frankly I don't give a shit

Monica Manning@Shone_dog3
Thank god my boyfriend is a math genius cause I don't get any of this khan academy shit

no.@_ComoUnJefe
I'm pretty sure khan academy skips steps when it's explaining things.

Gabriella@GabLaPilusa
I fucking hate Kahn Academy more than anything.

Bezaaa @itsBayzuh
leave it to khan academy to make me feel stupid. fuck you physics

Jahnifer@JahniBravo
khan academy just made me cry...i'm done

Priscilla M@priscillyy
Ugh I hate khan academy I wish they downloaded porn so they get shut down

Julia @JuJuBeeaan95
oh my god I hate khan academy how did this happen to me

Gabrielle.✌@Gabney27
I don't even care that I'm not going to finish this Khan Academy bullshit. #FUCKINYOLO

Nathan Withers@nwithers2013
The khan academy videos are soooo boring! #Iwanttodie

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Students love Khan Academy? (Original Post) HiPointDem Jan 2013 OP

LOL proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #1

The name should be changed to "Con Academy" duffyduff Jan 2013 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author savebigbird Jan 2013 #4

the only reason KA is well-known is recognition & $$ from gates & google. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author savebigbird Jan 2013 #6

I've heard every one of those comments about online learning programs. knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #3

Of course. Igel Jan 2013 #7

The schools here use it for credit recovery. knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #8

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)

1. LOL

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Sun Jan 20, 2013, 09:11 AM

Jan 2013

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)

2. The name should be changed to "Con Academy"

Reply to HiPointDem (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 12:16 PM

Jan 2013

That is actually what it is, yet another con to make somebody rich and not truly help students.

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HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

5. the only reason KA is well-known is recognition & $$ from gates & google.

Reply to savebigbird (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 11:56 PM

Jan 2013

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knitter4democracy

(14,350 posts)

3. I've heard every one of those comments about online learning programs.

Reply to HiPointDem (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 02:20 PM

Jan 2013

It doesn't matter the program, right answers are marked wrong, steps are skipped (or added in that then confuse the students), explanations can't be changed to help a particular student do better, and every student ends up needing a teacher to help them out.

Igel

(36,165 posts)

7. Of course.

Reply to knitter4democracy (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 01:17 PM

Jan 2013

I particularly like the contrast between "so boring" and "steps were left out."

Put in all the steps for one kid, and you bore another. Leave out the steps to avoid boredom for one kid and you lose another kid.

Put in all the background knowledge necessary and you bore many kids or leave them feeling overwhelmed. Leave it out and you lose many kids.

On-line learning requires that the students be motivated to figure out what they didn't get and take steps to fill in the gaps.

The reason schools usually use on-line learning is to help students who aren't getting it in the classroom, and that's usually because of lack of motivation and often a lack of curiosity.

knitter4democracy

(14,350 posts)

8. The schools here use it for credit recovery.

Reply to Igel (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 09:46 PM

Jan 2013

I've had students signed up for as many as three different classes and then hustling to finish any of them on time. I've had very few students actually understand the material enough to discuss it with me afterward, let alone finish the material on time.

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