For numerous years, the education system has tried to improve by including technology in the classroom. However, this method has not helped matters much as they have not integrated technology effectively in the classrooms. One of the reasons being that children are easily able to plagiarize without learning anything once they are in possession of an electronic device such as a computer/laptop which brings to the question as how can the students effectively master the material being taught.
By using his program, Khan Academy, Khan strongly believes that students will gain mastery of the material through the modules as opposed to the traditional setting where they get “[penalized] you for experimentation and failure, but it does not expect mastery” …show more content…
In Khan’s TED talk, he talked about how the instructors spend most of their time lecturing rather than providing one-on-one attention to their pupils and being able to answer all of their questions. He acknowledges that most students end up having gaps while learning about a new topic because they will encounter a part of the lesson that they will not understand. With the student-to-teacher ratio, it makes it hard for the teacher to provide the students with all of the necessary information for them to master the lesson. Throughout his whole TED talk, Khan talked about the pros that comes with using Khan Academy. Thompson further supports Khan Academy and strengthens his argument by interviewing the actual teachers and students that are using the program in their classrooms. Halfway through, he points out how some people might disagree with the idea of using Khan Academy because it encourages “uncreative, repetitive drilling—and leave kids staring at screens instead of interacting with real live teachers” (Thompson, 2011). Despite having the amount of interaction minimized, they will benefit from the face-to-face communication with their
By using his program, Khan Academy, Khan strongly believes that students will gain mastery of the material through the modules as opposed to the traditional setting where they get “[penalized] you for experimentation and failure, but it does not expect mastery” …show more content…
In Khan’s TED talk, he talked about how the instructors spend most of their time lecturing rather than providing one-on-one attention to their pupils and being able to answer all of their questions. He acknowledges that most students end up having gaps while learning about a new topic because they will encounter a part of the lesson that they will not understand. With the student-to-teacher ratio, it makes it hard for the teacher to provide the students with all of the necessary information for them to master the lesson. Throughout his whole TED talk, Khan talked about the pros that comes with using Khan Academy. Thompson further supports Khan Academy and strengthens his argument by interviewing the actual teachers and students that are using the program in their classrooms. Halfway through, he points out how some people might disagree with the idea of using Khan Academy because it encourages “uncreative, repetitive drilling—and leave kids staring at screens instead of interacting with real live teachers” (Thompson, 2011). Despite having the amount of interaction minimized, they will benefit from the face-to-face communication with their