Impact and Mindset

On Khan Academy's attempt to maximize education impact — and the growth mindset behind our perspectives on education and product development.

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1. Impact at
2. Mindset Vision Story
16. Peru—
17. Haiti—
18. Bangladesh—
19. Mongolia—
20. Netherlands—
21. Armenia—
22. Indonesia—
23. Palestine—
24. Burma—
25. South Africa—
26. 64% of first generation students from top universities say Khan Academy was a meaningful part of their education
29. % Real lives, not just numbers
30. “I am 11 years old and I have dyslexia…”
31. “I just do it for fun...I graduated from college 6 yrs ago…”
32. “About one year ago I chose to get home schooled…”
33. “…lost my job of 20 years as medical transcriber…”
34. “I am 14 year old who loves astronomy and cosmology…”
35. “I'm a young girl who cannot afford tutoring…”
36. “I graduated in music and haven't been able to find a decent job…”
37. “I am a grandmother just starting to home school 4 children…”
38. “I am an adult returning to school for a midlife career change…”
39. “i am from hong kong, when i was a kid, i didn’t like math…”
40. “I am a retired businessman 79 years old…”
41. “I've been depressed and skipped about 1/3 of the semester…"
42. “MIT is not my dream, it is my goal.”
44. Lucky to be a part
45. Story Mindset Vision
46. Growth mindset
47. Fixed: Intelligence is static vs. Growth: Intelligence can develop
48. “ Good job, you’re so smart.” vs. “ Good job, you worked so hard.”
50. "The more you learn today, the smarter you'll be tomorrow."
51. “Your brain is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows.”
52. 5% increase in people attempting problems, earning mastery of skills, and returning to the site
53. You’re now part of the experiment.
56. Growth mindset applies to your company and product, too
57. photo by John Atherton
61. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrlunastorta/5593287798/
64. Educational technology is similarly ⏰ early.
65. Fixed mindset vs Growth mindset
66. “No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.” — early review of Apple iPod
67. “If you’re not embarrassed when you ship your first version, you waited too long.” –Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn
68. “Oh, God, yeah…I feel that what we have right now is just a giant piece of shit. Like, it’s just terrible and we should be humiliated that we offer this to the public…” –Stewart Butterfield, founder of Slack
69. ✅ Being embarrassed about what your product doesn’t have yet vs ❌ Being embarrassed about what your product does have
74. Growth mindset gives you freedom. To be embarrassed. To recognize in some ways you suck. To know your product sucks. ⏳For now.
75. Vision Story Mindset
76. “A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.”
77. “The next century needs a step change for human potential in which ALL learners are able to achieve their potential. We believe that aggregate human capability could increase tenfold if the tools, incentives and mindsets are in place.”
78. “…That is what we are creating alongside students, teachers, parents and aligned partners.”
79. “By doing this around the world, we can elevate billions of learners for many years to come and accelerate the rate our society advances in everything from science to industry to art.”
80. “In ten years, a young girl in a slum of Mumbai who only has access to her family’s low-cost smartphone will be able to self-educate.”
81. “In ten years, a middle-class student in the suburbs of Atlanta can get daily help, do homework, develop passions and learn at their own pace.”
82. “In ten years, American presidential candidates will be able to explain quantum computing just like our neighbors to the north.”
83. “More tangibly, in ten years, Khan Academy will enable every core subject to be either learned independently or in conjunction with a physical classroom.”
84. Big delta between here and there.
85. All content that’s core to an education
86. Faster iteration of that content
87. Immersive, interactive content
88. All languages
89. All the most popular devices
90. Project-based learning online
91. Learn and build with others, with a community
92. Get on demand help
93. Tutoring!
94. Free credentials that matter…
95. …to colleges
96. …to employers
97. …with simple ways to apply to both
98. Help teachers spend less time with busy work and more time coaching
99. Enable schools to build relationships, foster learning, and empower students for the real world
100. We can feel embarrassed that we’re not there yet.
102. Growth mindset
103. khanacademy.org/careers
104. @kamens bjk5.com