Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores

Title:: Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores
Speaker:: Sal Khan
Description:: Would you choose to build a house on top of an unfinished foundation? Of course not. Why, then, do we rush students through education when they haven't always grasped the basics? Yes, it's complicated, but educator Sal Khan shares his plan to turn struggling students into scholars by helping them master concepts at their own pace.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 10:49

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