Have you used a tool like Khan Academy that creates a learning path for you? Did you find it to be useful or a hindrance to your learning?
I first started watching Khan Academy videos when I was in the seventh grade. Math was never my strong suit and I often needed help from others to explain certain concepts and solve problems. Usually, my mom or my brother would sit down with me and go over any problems I needed help with, however, it would often result in further frustrations. My mom eventually introduced Khan Academy to me, and I started watching the math problem-solving videos on a regular basis.
I found the Khan Academy videos to be extremely helpful, as the narrator, Salman Khan, was really good at explaining the exact steps to solving mathematical problems. These videos were certainly useful for my learning due to them being in a video format so that I could pause and rewind any time I needed to, along with Salman’s ability to break down certain concepts into simpler terms. I also liked how the website was set up, as the different grade curriculums were grouped together, making it easy to follow along with the videos as the following demonstrations would correspond to the next concept to be learned in my class’s material.
While the Khan Academy videos were helpful for the most part, I would sometimes find that certain explanations were not the same as what my teacher had been showing, which in some cases would hinder my learning and result in me feeling more confused.
Overall, I believe that Khan Academy is a great tool as a secondary resource for learning due to my personal experience, however, it is not a tool that I would strictly rely on for support.
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I always loved Khan Academy. I remember my cousins would go to Kumon when I was younger and I always wanted to get extra math help because I was never able to keep up in class. The Khan academy videos I think created a large shift to digital learning. I remember my dad saying he believes one say there will be no in person teachers as there will be the best of the best teaching online for everyone to access. He was blown away by Khan academy videos as we would watch them over and over practicing before a test. I think that having any additional resources of material is useful in learning.