YES ONE MAN CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE(ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY)

“ Yes ,one man can make a difference “ that’s what I felt when I first landed on the khan academy site. Initiated by Salman Khan ( MIT graduate in electrical ,mathematics ,computer and also a Harvard graduate)the academy is like a revolution and changing  the traditional model  education system.

“khan Academy” is today one of its own kind of tutorial with over 3200 videos. It is extensively used world wide with free accessibility and covered a diverse Area ,with topics ranging from mathematics to History .

Khan Academy proves that “ Something  are above money and profits “.Khan not only gave up his lucrative Job as Hedge fund manager but also financed the Project from his own pocket in its initial years. He also stopped the advertising money once he started receiving money in the form of Donation from leading business heads. This shows how khan put ethics always before money.  Ethics was not just limited to Books for him but beyond tha the implemented  in his real life too.

 I was inquisitive about  what made salman khan leave his Job ?? why his lectures succeed inspite of the presence of 1000 other videos in you tube ?? what he did differently or what were his strengths that he was able to generate such an influence??

I started my search to answer this questions  and was fruitless until I came across this video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C7FH7El35w&feature=relmf

.In this video khan shared his feelings  on what was his motivation for this project . what was going through his mind when he was leaving his job.(In b/w  1:14:00 to 1:16:0)

 I also read the viewers comments on few of his random sample videos to find what were his strengths  of videos compared to other videos.

Few points which I came up were:-

1)      Salman khan knowledge in computers(graduation from MIT) helped him to design his education system better .He was always able to use his knowledge  to modify his interaction and manage his deliveries better (He confesses it at the start of video).

I learned that knowledge of the system is as important as the matter itself because how it is communicated is ensured by the system.

2)      His delivery style was different .He was not present in front of video instead he was delivering his lecture in background. There is an interesting point why Salman did this .He explained while he was tutoring  his Cousin Nadia .He accidentally used this method .In the next lecture when he tried to present in a conventional way to his cousin ,his cousin asked Salman  to present it the earlier way  because it was more friendly.

Hence forth, Salman continue presenting  with dark background and being not visible himself.

3)      His way of teaching was more casual and more friendlier voice that encouraged  the young  school boys to like him. It was not a lecturer voice that was teaching them but a friend who was guiding them.

4)      Salman covered a topic  in a very systematic way .He discussed its merit in the video.

Thus Khan Academy not only teaches one about subjects but also about How a mix of Motivation and concentrating on smaller details can make a big difference and can play a huge role on your success.