Google Partners With Khan Academy To Find Educational YouTube Stars

When it comes to disrupting the traditional (read: stale) educational model, few have made the impact that Khan Academy has. The 6-year-old organization takes the process of teaching in school and doing homework offsite and turns it on its head, proposing that students view lectures at home (via online video, at their own pace) and do “homework” in school. This way, kids can tutor each other or get help from instructors when it’s needed most — when they actually put lessons into practice. Not only have early pilot programs already shown remarkable success, but founder Salman Khan was also named one of Time‘s 100 Most Influential People in the World this year. More...