“There are 1 billion children around the world who are suddenly out of school,” said Khan Academy founder, Salman Khan. “We’re a stopgap.”
, was his first backer and still chairs his board. Khan says he also grosses $10 million a year creating prep courses for standardized tests including the SAT and LSAT. His compensation: $700,000.
How can children do that while social distancing? He recommends Socratic discussions conducted through Google Meet, Zoom or Skype. “Find the children in your class and once a day, discuss the events of the day,” he says. “Students can also use video conferencing to support each other academically.” Raised by a single mom who worked as a 7-Eleven cashier in Metairie, Louisiana, he placed in national math competitions as a high schooler, went to MIT on financial aid and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. While working as a hedge fund analyst, he created YouTube math tutorials for his cousin Nadia that attracted tens of thousands of views a day.
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