Lacking Teachers and Textbooks, India's Schools Turn to Khan Academy to Survive - NYTimes.com
Or then again, maybe not.
The foundation has already dubbed 38 Khan Academy videos in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada, with plans to complete 120 by March and 450 by 2014.It certainly makes sense; I wonder how many kids will learn English by listening to Salman Khan as they study the subtitles. As the story notes (but not about Khan Academy), learning English is a major draw, though I imagine the content is more important.
The foundation is making the dubbed videos available through an affiliated Web site, TeachersofIndia.org and through its field institutes that work with rural schools.
“When good instructional material is easily available, why should we reinvent?” he said.
Or then again, maybe not.
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