By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. 'A Bit Of A Montessori 2.0': Kahn Academy Opens A Lab School
Eric Westervelt, Education : NPR, 2016/01/05
I confess I don't see the logic of this. The Khan Academy, which defines its core duty as helping provide "a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere," has opened a "new $23,000 a year ($25,000 for grades 6-12) brick-and-mortar Khan Lab School in Silicon Valley." Sure, I can see the business model: give the people who can afford such a thing good progressive "Montessori 2.0" education for their children. More...