Sal Khan

“The single most important personal finance decision you make is your career.”

“The math you need for most of finance is ninth-grade algebra, and most people feel reasonably comfortable with that. But I think the financial world there has been - I don't know if it's by design, or this is how it's evolved - there are bad actors who have wanted to obfuscate because you can benefit from the lack of transparency.”

“Louisiana was as close to South Asia as the United States could get: it had spicy food, humidity, giant cockroaches, and a corrupt government.”

“A one-size-fits-all lecture is not the way to go about education.”

“Our mission at Khan Academy is a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere, and college readiness is a crucial part of that. We want to help as many students as possible prepare for college and for life, and since the SAT measures preparedness for college, our partnership with the College Board is a natural fit.”

“Our goal with Khan Academy Kids is to inspire a life-long love of learning.”

“You have all this education theory, and people try to make larger statements than maybe what their data would back up, because they've done these small experiments that are tied to a very particular case with a very particular implementation... theory definitely matters, but I think dogma matters less.”

“The ancient universities was not as based on how many credit hours you're taking and whether you've completed your credit hours. The ancient universities were much more interested in customized, personalized learning... Where you have a mentor and where you're learning at your own pace.”

“Free educational materials will, at minimum, prepare more people for college and allow them to be more successful once they get there. Most students want credentials that employers respect, and free educational materials alone will not do this.”

“Suffice it to say that our over-reliance on testing is based largely on habit, wishful thinking, and leaps of faith.”

“Education has to be more than tests and formulas.”

“I am personally an idealist. I was lucky enough to follow my dreams in my own life, so you should definitely follow your dreams.”

“The answer is pretty clear that your intelligence can actually be changed.”