We requested the workforce at Khan Academy to seem again over the past 365 days and ask themselves, “What did I like in 2023? What do I like to recommend?” One in all our values at Khan Academy is to embody a enlargement mindset, and that shined via in the entire workforce’s responses. You received’t wish to omit our new conduct, perfect recommendation, perfect concepts, perfect issues we learn or watched, and extra.

Very best books and films we encountered in 2023

The Dream Gadget ebook via Waldrop Mitchell
That is a great ebook in regards to the historical past of ways the private pc used to be dreamed up and got here to be. It specializes in the tale of the various groups that labored on other concepts around the nation and got here in combination at more than a few issues to discuss, be informed, and collaborate.
Vicki Zubovic, Khan Acaedmy’s Leader Exterior Affairs Officer

Dune the film
Dune is likely one of the biggest science fiction books of all time. Through the years, there were many makes an attempt to make it into a film. I watched the most up-to-date Dune adaptation (launched in 2021) and it’s superior. It captures the ebook completely. It used to be the most productive film I watched in 2023.
Sal Khan, Khan Academy’s Founder and CEO 

The Worlds I See ebook via Fei-Fei Li
This ebook does a great activity weaving in combination Dr. Li’s tale as an immigrant and her main paintings within the analysis and building of AI. Along side such a lot of others within the schooling area, we at Khan Academy have observed how large advances in AI over the last yr have impacted scholar finding out. This ebook is an excessively available have a look at how a few of this era used to be evolved.
Kristen DiCerbo, Khan Academy’s Leader Finding out Officer

Weapons of August ebook via Barbara W. Tuchman
Historical past repeats itself. As I learn this Pulitzer-winning ebook printed 60 years in the past a couple of battle that used to be fought 100+ years in the past, I couldn’t assist however see the parallels to as of late. Tuchman skillfully displays how human ego, indecisiveness, and divisions lead to a tragedy of epic proportions. She specializes in occasions that spread over only some months and result in an international battle that lasted greater than 4 years and took greater than 20 million lives.
Bodgan Yamkovenko, Khan Academy’s Head of Efficacy and Analysis Group

You’re a Badass ebook via Jen Sincero 
This ebook gave me the self-confidence to practice my targets and to take a look at new issues with out the concern of what others suppose. This connects to just about the rest. With the arena converting on account of AI, we must at all times be open to attempting new issues, even though it doesn’t give us the effects we wish.
Katie Roberts, Khan Academy’s Advertising and marketing Marketing campaign Specialist 

Very best finding out hacks we found out in 2023

When finding out Spanish, right here’s what to look at / learn / concentrate to so that you’re at your finding out edge.
One piece of recommendation language freshmen at all times obtain is to look at motion pictures within the language they’re finding out. That is sensible recommendation, however as a newbie learner, I discovered it irritating when I used to be looking at Spanish-language motion pictures and may handiest pick one or two phrases. This previous yr, I found out some superb books, displays, and podcasts for Spanish language freshmen at other ranges. This may increasingly can help you be at your finding out edge—no longer so arduous that you simply get pissed off and give up, however no longer really easy that you lose interest.

Stephanie Yamkovenko, Khan Academy’s Head of Virtual Advertising and marketing Group

Get started taking part in an device, get fascinated with track, and play with others!
I were finding out to play bass guitar for some time and in April determined to start out a band with a chum of mine. We have been ready to seek out others who have been additionally having a look to be in a band. After 8 months of working towards, we simply performed our first display at an area track venue, and it used to be superb! Finding out a musical device or being attentive to track has such a lot of advantages to your mind and your talent to be told. It’s additionally an effective way to observe a enlargement mindset. In a band, you in reality discover ways to paintings with others and observe your communique abilities.
Lizzie R., Khan Academy’s Senior Supervisor of Group Giving

Sign up for a ebook membership! 
No longer handiest is it vital to stick professional in eating long-form content material, however being part of a ebook membership may be an effective way to percentage the revel in with buddies and associates and extend your working out and appreciation of deeply evolved concepts. Studying comprehension exposes layers of complexity and attractiveness and is helping discern proof from misdirection. Plus, it’s, like, in reality excellent to your vocabulary and stuff. In fact, the social facet of being in a ebook membership permits you to expand and explain your personal ideas in addition to others’ concepts.
Luke Smith, Khan Academy’s Engineering Supervisor, Learner Enjoy

Very best recommendation we won in 2023

Learn a ebook from a brand new and unfamiliar style.
I learn Stephen King’s books in 2023 for the primary time, and it added such a lot a laugh and pleasure to my studying existence! It’s innocuous to take a look at out new books, discover new concepts, and spend 5 mins being attentive to one thing a couple of new matter. And the praise is very large!
Aviv Weiss, Khan Academy’s Senior Product Advertising and marketing Supervisor, Educators

Get started the day with a little of motion.
Self-care begins the day not off course. Making a dependancy of stretching, exercising, or strolling each and every morning provides me power that no longer handiest is helping get me in the course of the day, but in addition wakes up my mind and shall we me sleep higher at evening.
Erica Coffey, Khan Academy’s Director of Range, Fairness, Inclusion, and Belonging

Consider your instincts and in finding simplicity as a brand new father or mother.
I was a father or mother this yr and without a doubt won a large number of recommendation. A few of it’s useful, however regularly it’s complicated or contradictory. I listened to and Googled as regards to the whole thing, however I temporarily discovered what works for any person else would possibly not paintings for me. In the long run, the recommendation that used to be probably the most useful to me this yr used to be easy: believe your instincts, concentrate in your frame, get contemporary air, and in finding an easy-to-make favourite dish.
Rachel Tilley, Khan Academy’s Content material Advertising and marketing Supervisor

Very best quotes we encountered in 2023

“Folks don’t upward thrust to the extent in their targets, folks fall to the extent in their methods.” James Transparent, creator of Atomic Behavior
As an Business & Programs Engineer who now works in Human Sources, I see the affect of the loss of methods had to facilitate a hit purpose attainment. Many public college districts in the USA have deficient methods that don’t permit equitable and efficacious finding out & schooling. As a company with a project to offer a loose world-class schooling to any individual, anyplace, I’m happy to look that we’re making an investment in our inside methods in order that we will be able to proceed growth against our giant audacious purpose. I’m inspired via the adoption of Khanmigo via a number of college districts who plan to make use of this instrument to strengthen their methods.
Regina Ross, Khan Academy’s Leader Folks Officer

“Some consider it is just nice energy that may cling evil in test, however that isn’t what I’ve discovered. It’s the small on a regular basis deeds of bizarre people that stay the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” -Gandalf, in The Hobbit
A vintage quote however person who I consider applies now greater than ever in an international impacted via local weather trade, rising polarization, and company manipulation. Schooling wishes to modify to fulfill the wishes of actual scholars residing in the actual global. An enormous a part of that schooling must contain educating scholars that their voices topic and that they are able to paintings towards a greater global, in addition to educating them the talents vital to make trade.
Heather M., Khan Academy’s Senior Humanities Content material Author

“Attractiveness isn’t all about simply great loveliness. Attractiveness is set extra rounded, really extensive turning into. So I feel attractiveness in that sense is set an rising fullness, a deeper sense of intensity, and in addition one of those homecoming for the enriched reminiscence of your unfolding existence.” -John O’Donohue, Irish thinker 
I heard this quote in an interview at the podcast On Being with Krista Tippett. The concept I will enrich my long run recollections via finding out to acknowledge the wonderful thing about the existing caught with me. In the similar approach, the extra we deepen what we LEARN, the extra we enrich our long run recollections with intensity and chance. What a concept!
Hailey Dickson, Khan Academy’s Pupil Advertising and marketing Supervisor