Khan Academy
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
1warn against
Dec 27, 2025first mention
Jul 31, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“programs like flip the classroom or https://www.khanacademy.org/ really helped me”
teacher at a Dutch applied universityon “Launch HN: Bloomy (YC S26) – AI-powered mastery lear…”
“Khan Academy actually does force feed you enough actual problems to learn some math.”
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“I think Khan Academy is a great example of moving in the right direction”
Caveats and dissent
“khan academy has been deleting old accounts”
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All comments 8
“Quizlet, Khan Academy, Notion, and Gizmo are all great, but each only handles one piece of the puzzle.”
“I never managed to keep that pace for Khan Academy when I tried it”
“programs like flip the classroom or https://www.khanacademy.org/ really helped me”
“khan academy has been deleting old accounts”
“something between Khan Academy and Math Academy”
“I am going for something in between Khan Academy and Math Academy.”
“Khan Academy actually does force feed you enough actual problems to learn some math.”
“I think Khan Academy is a great example of moving in the right direction”