Take Sal Khan, a gifted teacher and storyteller, and one of this year's most inspiring TED speakers.
Videos can help break down difficult concepts while still capturing the imagination. That's where video comes into play, giving teachers a way to transport students to an ancient land or recreate an otherwise dangerous science experiment. Of course, when it comes to learning in a classroom, firsthand experience isn't always a possibility.
I later realized she was quoting an old Chinese proverb that summed up the importance of gaining firsthand experience when learning about new ideas, new people and new cultures. Growing up, my mother always told me: "You'll learn more from a journey of 10,000 miles than from reading 10,000 books." For years I thought it was a saying she had invented, a justification for taking me out of school for weeks at a time to satisfy her love of travel.
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