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" Very encouraging and insightful. Highly recommend this book! Good common sense and uplifting:) "
- Dennis, 2/17/2014
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" Totally utopian, naive, and idealistic. Which basically means perfect for me. Khan puts into words so many of my thoughts. He'll have naysayers, to be sure, but so what? To paraphrase him, there's value in aiming high and falling short. Not everyone will love this book, but I did. "
- Michelle, 2/14/2014
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" As a homeschooling mother, I agree with much of what Sal says and am impressed with his ambition. His detailed description of how The One World Schoolhouse would work, is a HUGE improvement over the current state of education on the western world today. "
- Racingmom, 2/7/2014
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" Looking forward to a revolutionize education system. "
- Brian, 2/2/2014
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" I think of this book as a dream of Khan's. I do think it has some ideas for practical applications but on a large scale I find it hard to believe that this can be the future of education. The biggest obstacle is motivation for students. Khan doesn't address how to motivate students in general, he believes that all students are motivated in some area and without being disciplined and will engage in online videos of mathematics on their own. I certainly don't think this will happen, for instance, I had many types of mathematics software as a child. But given the choice to work on the software or go play with a friend of mine, I would most certainly play with my friend every time. In his book, Khan suggests an enormous school house where students of all ages are let loose to play with each other and at the same time learn about english, geography, mathematics etc. But nowhere does he address the possibility of all the kids, not engaging with the coursework but instead just having a day long recess. I enjoyed the book, but again, at this point the book is not exactly a guide to education, it is more of a dream that needs to be thought out a bit more carefully. I will take some good points from it, such as trying to engage my students more instead of having them passively listening to every lecture. "
- Dina, 1/31/2014
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" A must read for those in education. "
- David, 1/25/2014
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" Salman Khan is a true hero. The world is changing because of him. "
- Brent, 1/24/2014
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" In these changing times, Education is shaping up in all new form. With ipads and iphones, people are much more informed than ever before. Internet is revolutionising the whole education system across the globe. Will the current factory based education system will evolve into more creative and innovative based education system. If you wish to figure out the answers to these questions. Sal Kahn is the person that you should be looking to follow. His book talks about the loop holes in the current education system and his vision of One world school house. Education is reimagined in this wonderful book. "
- Thousif, 1/24/2014
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" It's not that the writing is all that great, or that I agree with all the ideas presented, but the concept and base idea of the Khan Academy is amazing, and something I believe to be very applicable, everywhere. "
- Jonas, 1/19/2014
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" Loved this book!!! Revolutionary, yet common sense. Definitely plan to use with my kids to fill gaps. "
- Michelle, 1/16/2014
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" Great ideas. It's unfortunate that the world of education will likely be slow to adopt them. "
- Daniel, 1/5/2014
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" An intriguing look at how the whole Khan Academy grew, and Khan lays out a vision for education that is intriguing (and challenging). Lots of good ideas here, and told engagingly. "
- Kevin, 10/31/2013
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" Quite good. Most enjoyed his take on what he has seen work in education "
- Andrew, 9/27/2013
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" I get what he is trying to say, and believe it would work well. That is, the last half of the book is very good. The first half is a long tear down critique of conventional education, which is fine - it's just too long. Three and a half stars. "
- Thom, 4/5/2013
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" Although the material was not new to me, I found the underlying framework very informative. Equally interesting are the prescriptions for applying the Khan Academy model to higher education. "
- Thomas, 2/22/2013
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" Amazingly insightful! I'm a big fan of Sal Khan & Khan Academy (khanacademy.org) "
- Lucas, 1/15/2013
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" Where John Taylor Gatto books lay out the problems of the public school system, The One World Schoolhouse provides practical solutions and alternatives. "
- Ben, 12/27/2012
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" The best non-fiction book I've read this year. A must read for anyone who cares about the education system. I love his vision. It was nice to hear him talk about the same issues I see in the current system. Glad I homeschool my kids. "
- Silvia, 12/22/2012
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" I share the author's opinion that reform is needed for our educational system, and I found his suggestions compelling. Now, how do we spread his message so it gets done? "
- Signe, 11/12/2012
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