How Sal Khan Hopes to Remake Education - The Chronicle of Higher Education

"Salman Khan is not afraid to make mistakes in his popular teaching videos. In fact, he considers them a feature. 'I’ll giggle every now and then because I make a mistake, which I think students say, 'OK, it’s OK to make mistakes and it’s OK to giggle while doing mathematics,' he says. 'And it seems like a small thing. But when was the last time you giggled, you know, while doing a math problem?' He’s the founder of Khan Academy, which has grown from something like a hobby, when he recorded videos in his walk-in closet, to a thriving nonprofit organization with more than twenty million registered students. Those videos are now one small part of a mission to remake education. Here is an edited transcript of Mr. Khan’s conversation with The Chronicle ..."