Community reviews for Khan Academy

My students are educated in a school where they are treated like adults, and they are taught adult practices. They do their core classes online (Math, Literature, Science, History), and teach themselves using wrtten lessons and informational videos that are provided by the teachers. They can finish their classes any time before the end of the semester, or if they so desire, procrastinate and leave themselves with a heavy work load in the end of the semester. Each student comes to school every day but Friday, to attend two in person electives of their choosing (Friday is reserved for online classwork). Most students will do some of their computer work at the school, in case they have any questions for their teachers. The online courses for math are mostly Khan academy, and every kid loves it. They moved from their normal public schools, came to my school, and loved every part of it. The school is growing rapidly, and has a very long waitlist to get in, and the idea is being replicated all over Colorado. Khan academy according to my students is extremely comprehensible, fun, interesting, and they don't dread doing their math work. According to the vast majority of students, regular traditional math teachers were a large part of why they switched to the school they attend now. I have the freedom and the time because of how I am using khan academy to have an optional math class, during the regular school day, reserved just for students who have questions, who are behind, or struggling with the material. They are given way more individualized learning through this tool than they have ever gotten before. Khan academy is perfect for schools who are flexible, for teachers who are flexible, who care about what the students want.

Khan Academy is great but should not be used often as it is important for students to learn directly from their teachers. The site also does not go into detail of concepts in several classes and should not be used as a substitute for skipping class.

I have a pretty positive opinion of khan academy since I used it to help me learn some material from courses I'm struggling with. The most useful thing is that there are also quizzes that khan academy provides which helps the user really know how they are doing.

I loved Khan Academy. I would use Khan Academy whenever I wasn't that confident with the topics that I was learning. I liked how there was quizzes at the end of the video to make sure you understand the video. I used it a lot for mathematics. In other words, I felt like I was more organized with this resource as a teaching tool.

I found that Khan Academy didn't really have space for improvement if a student got a question wrong and marked their score because of mistakes. I have to stress that mistakes aren't a reason to mark down practice homework and make kids in my class feel bad. They don't bring fun into the learning process and don't explain topics very well for kids who are struggling. Multiple kids came to me explaining this matter and I am proud to say that I'm not using this program this year.

I used this as a child and loved it! There may not be any games, but SO much better than IXL (With lots of 1-star reviews). There are now currently class minigames and my class loves them!

This is a great resource because it makes learning into a sort of game. Instead of getting a grade, children either master a skill or they don't, and will proceed to practice the skill until they do master it.

Still one of the best online learning platforms out there considering the quality of the class and the variety of subjects available on the platform.

This website proves immensely useful for educators across various disciplines. Khan Academy offers a broad range of topics, along with preparation courses for standardized tests such as the ACT, SAT, and MCAT. It explains why an answer is incorrect when a student gets a question wrong and clarifies why other choices are incorrect as well. Additionally, it generates quizzes at the end of each chapter, enabling students to evaluate their grasp of the material. This resource is exceptionally helpful for preparing for exams at any academic level, suitable for students from elementary to undergraduate studies.

When solving math equations, sometimes it does not give a clear explanation of how it should done or the question that is shown is not in the lesson that was taught. Overall, Khan Academy is a very useful tool to brush up on math skills. It should be introduced to students at a young age, so they get the hang of doing math problems from this software.