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The Khan Academy
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 6:17 am
by peter
Free education, For anyone, anywhere.
Recently come across this online Academy that covers a range of both science and humanities topics in a modular fashion and also (I believe) sets the learner tests in order that progress in any subject may be guaged. Complemented with YouTube lectures, this seems to me a fantastic opportunity for those wishing to gain an education, but for whom the formal routes may not be appropriate. I'm personally very interested in the Art History modules on offer, but before I jump on board, just wondered if anybody has had any experience with, or heard any feedback on this site?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 12:55 pm
by Ur Dead
Khan!.... Khan!!!
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:23 am
by Skyweir
mmm.. intriguing
Perhaps it will help me get up to speed with the sciencey Watch geeks .. well from at least the lowest possible level lol
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:38 pm
by Vraith
Not entirely opposed to KA in theory [[though many...more than half of the ones I've looked at...and I DID look to shore up some basics of some math fields...of their lessons are really shitty teaching unless you already HAVE a pretty solid basis]]
there IS a utility to it---a tool that COULD be used as part of a good system...like every carpenter needs a good hammer on his/her belt.
totally opposed to any and everyone who think is it education.
One of the big problems we [[in the US, maybe different for peter's place]] HAVE with actual education is people [specifically, the people who build the structure] think KA-like approach IS education and a take//system LIKE KA is a reasonable path to fixing "education" when it is 100% path to ruining it.
[[of course, for us, another part is a lot of people in charge of education...which isn't the Fed's, no matter the bullshit...think the civil war wasn't about enslaving people, math and science have a liberal bias, evolution is false cuz the world is 6000 years old, etc, etc, ad infinitcetera]
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 3:02 am
by Skyweir
Wow there are people that think theres a liberal bias to math and science.
I would think such fields were understood to be apolitical and areligious. Yes .. thats not actually a word but not religious.. and thats the problem for critics of that ilk ... because its hard to take knowledge that conflicts with beliefs.
Enter ... cognitive dissonance
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 5:12 am
by Kizza
Skyweir wrote:Wow there are people that think theres a liberal bias to math and science.
I would think such fields were understood to be apolitical and areligious. Yes .. thats not actually a word but not religious.. and thats the problem for critics of that ilk ... because its hard to take knowledge that conflicts with beliefs.
Enter ... cognitive dissonance
.........and here I was thinking it was about the great Genghis, or education, or tuning skills, only for you to teach me its about fishing!
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:54 am
by Skyweir
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:59 am
by Skyweir
Oh and Kizza get your butt on Facebook or messenger .. I want to organise an Aussie Elohimfest.
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:51 pm
by Kizza
Sky,
I have private messaged you here. Never knew you could.
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 1:31 am
by Skyweir
Enter ... cognitive dissonance 
