Comment on Khan of Khan Academy at TED (video)parentComments−ericflo15yEverything Kahn says seems to indicate that he doesn't believe in simply "watching a video and drilling on some problem set."−andresmh15yYou're right. He does talk about teachers having more time for mentoring, which is great. But I guess my concern is mainly about people's re-interpretation of his message.−JshWright15yOne of the fundamental points of the OP was that "The real use of being there in person as a teacher is for interacting with the students."While I understand your concern in general, it seems unfounded in this case.
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Everything Kahn says seems to indicate that he doesn't believe in simply "watching a video and drilling on some problem set."
You're right. He does talk about teachers having more time for mentoring, which is great. But I guess my concern is mainly about people's re-interpretation of his message.
One of the fundamental points of the OP was that "The real use of being there in person as a teacher is for interacting with the students."
While I understand your concern in general, it seems unfounded in this case.