Why do some teachers bash on Khan Academy?

olympics2012
Sat, 01 Aug 2015 19:32:10 +0000

@QuantumPython I think your opinion resonates with those of many people, and I agree myself. It provides incredible lessons that will give great background in any subject, but it’s not “that” thorough. But I also believe that its quality now is astounding. Go through the Algebra 2 course and see how good its become if you haven’t been on there for a while. In my opinion, it’s just as good as a teacher with the exception that the teacher’s job is to help you in that subject specifically. In total, I’ll refer back to the purpose of the thread, which is the reason why some teachers dislike it; I believe it’s because of both jealousy and more of incredulity that someone can teach something that the teachers can’t. I think KA makes teachers feel like they aren’t doing their job.