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Let's teach for mastery -- not test scores

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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.

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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You can learn anything. Your brain is like a muscle. The more you use it, the more it grows.

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Sal Khan

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Sal Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit organization on a mission to provide free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

You can learn anything. Your brain is like a muscle. The more you use it, the more it grows.

Donate to Khan Academy and help provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.