Ms. Libranda's Daily Thoughts

Sal Khan's feature on the Art of Power podcast gave me an array of "food for thought" moments. First, it was nice to learn about how he started his nonprofit organization, Khan Academy. In high school, I was never a fan of math and a lot of that attributed to a lack of motivational teachers who taught the subject well. I am more of an English and writing lover, so naturally math and the sciences were difficult for me. Khan Academy video's helped me a lot during the time that I had no other source of help. I love that Sal had a really good paying job working for a hedge fund and decided he wanted to do something more meaningful with his time. Now fast forward many years later, he is one of the most well known names when it comes to online educational resources.  A few moments in this interview stood out to me, the first was his interaction with his family member, a young girl who wanted help with her school work. Sal helped her via video call and internet interactions ...