I love Khan Academy!

Recently I began teaching GED and CAHSEE prep classes at night for adult students who needed to earn their high school diploma or equivalent. Since I have a master's degree in education, and two single subject credentials in social science and English, I felt confident with anything English or history related. The math, however, was another story!

In high school I enjoyed math and the satisfaction of solving equations that initially seemed impossible. I went through trigonometry and pre-calculus with enjoyment. However, I realized once I was faced with questions from the students, I even had a hard time with equations involving fractions! I guess high school is further away than I'd like to admit.

To fix this, I decided to use Khan Academy, my favorite go-to site to learn just about anything. A quick review brought back from the recesses of my mind the order of operations, equations for rate, time, distance, and setting up word problems correctly. I wish I had this site when I struggled with concepts in high school and college! The wealth of information and the ease of access is amazing. It has also been a great resource for my students in the class, as they can learn almost any concept for free from home.

Khan Academy has started to add some history videos that can be useful in the classroom or for personal learning, but the scope is much smaller than for any topic science or math related. I plan to eventually set up and learn the coach's dashboard where you can manage a class's progress through the topics. Let me know if you have success using the site in your class!

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