Why Khan Academy Is The Wrong Answer

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13. Khan is amazing, but not the sollution.

America's struggling to educate, properly, the students of public schools. The root of the problem is mis-directed motivation. What is the motivation? To get a better grade: and what does a better grade get you- $200,000 in debt and a Harvard diploma. What the real motivation should be is EDUCATION. Students should be looking for ways to become smarter, well informed, and become enlightened individuals. They should be the ones taking initiative; if an American student truly wanted to compete with the rest of the world, I believe they have the potential to do so. Khan Academy is amazing, and is expanding this very potential; anyone can go and learn various subjects online (FOR FREE). They have access to thousands of databases, research papers, studies etc. Students who want to get ahead of the game CAN. This is definitely true, and I feel lack of funding is not all to blame. Education is a right, and is taken for granted: If only everyone knew how much of a privilege it truly is.