Amber, This was on one of the lists I follow. Bob Earp is a fellow programmer who lives in British Columbia. I've met him several times and he seems like a sharp fellow. You might be interested in the link he provided:
> www.khanacademy.org Grandpa On Apr 4, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Bob Earp wrote: > For those "technology in the classroom" nay-sayers on the list, and everybody > else for that matter who has not taken a look at the success schools and > individuals are having with Salman Khan's model, go take a look first at > http://youtu.be/gM95HHI4gLk > > Then explore www.khanacademy.org where there is literally thousands of > educational snippets from the basics of math to such obtuse things as Apsidal > Precession (Perihelion Precession) and Milankovitch Cycles, all for free. > > What's more, there is a built-in self paced educational model that seems to > be having great success through all ages, but especially K - 12. > > As proof of success, in the last two days I have had grandchildren call and > boast how they can do things that they have not been taught in the classroom > yet, and their parent report that they are coming home and studying these > things persistently and without encouragement. > > Seem like teachers are finally getting a break to spend time teaching, or > rather managing teaching, to the individual level rather than the mean. > > I'm sold !! > > best, Bob... > > > Bob Earp > White Rock, British Columbia. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
