Formal education must change. It needs to be brought into closer alignment with the world as it actually is, into closer harmony with the way human beings actually learn and thrive. Sal Khan Read Quote
Free educational materials will, at minimum, prepare more people for college and allow them to be more successful once they get there. Most students want credentials that employers respect, and free educational materials alone will not do this. Sal Khan Read Quote
People who are looked up to in America will often say, ‘I don’t get math.’ And they’ll often say it like they’re being humble, but they seem almost proud of it because it’s acceptable to act this way. Sal Khan Read Quote
I’ve been surprised at how motivated a lot of people are that you wouldn’t traditionally think would be that kind of a motivated student. Sal Khan Read Quote
I always wanted to start a school. I talked about it in college – but I didn’t do anything about it. Sal Khan Read Quote
It’s definitely important to have a vision, to have kind of a sense of what might be possible, but not to be dogmatic about your beliefs about the way something has to be done. Sal Khan Read Quote