1+1 = $2 million for non-profit idea--Free Education

Mission statement: The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Google’s 10^100 contest awarded it $2 million, Friday, 24, Sept. 2010. The founder used a PC laptop and paint program as a chalk board to explain his math lessons. He posted them on YouTube to share with the world. See the examples on http://www.khanacademy.org. He recently quit is day job as an hedge fund analyst to teach for free.

He first started the project by creating lessons for his young nephews and nieces, who needed to know the intuitive logic behind the equations, rather than memorizing drills. For example, the math statement 7x = 14 could be explained as:

7 x = 14

7/7 x = 14 / 7

x = 2

Once the student is skilled, the intuitive skill would be use to simplify the equation, by dividing both sides by 7.

However, the beginning student will not know that. The real lesson begins by going back to the basics. View the lesson listed below and you will understand the missing link, where the logic of algebra is fully explained, step by step.

Go to his website to view over a thousand lessons for free.