Start Simple, Just Start: a Maths Week Challenge
An Olympic marathon runner
An investor on Dragon’s Den
An international space station astronaut
Salman Khan
What to all these people have in common? They are the masters in their fields. A marathon runner wins gold after hundreds of miles of training. A successful investor builds global company after countless struggles and failures. An astronaut spend hours in zero-gravity chambers before being allowed into space. Sal Khan still spends nearly every morning recording videos for Khan Academy’s 10 million users worldwide.
But before all of these minutes spent running, investing, suspended weightless or teaching lessons…these individuals did one very important thing. They laced up their shoes, worked out their first balance sheet, tackled newtons’s basic laws in physics class, and recorded their first video….they did one simple thing: they started.
MATHletes: Getting going with Khan Academy
Thousands of students, parents and teachers have been introduced to Khan Academy throughthe MATHletes Challenge. Provincial finalists, national champions, primary and secondary teachers from large, small rural, and urban schools have taken up the Challenge. MATHletes from 30 counties and 4 provinces, each boast a unique collection of Khan Academy badges, having mastered maths skills between music lessons, after camogie practice, or before heading off to Coderdojo on a Saturday morning.
Despite all these differences, MATHletes had 2 things in common:
Most had never used Khan Academy before the MATHletes Challenge.
To be precise, 70% of students, and 85% of teachers who participated in MATHletes 2014 (and more than 50% in 2015) were new to Khan Academy.They started.
All is takes is a few minutes to sign up and create a Khan Academy account!Maths Week Challenge: Start Simple, Just Start
In honour of Maths Week this year, we pose a special Challenge to teachers, parents, and students across Ireland to get geared up for MATHletes 2016 with Khan Academy:
Start Simple, Just Start
This Challenge isn’t like other competitions: it isn’t about being the fastest or the smartest …Read More