Learning Social-Preneur from Sal Khan

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To gain wealth or property, is through business (business). However, sometimes many are stuck in a way that is practically lazy creative and cheating so as to justify any means. In Stephen Covey's view with his 7 wise business advice, so many people are inspired to make a meaningful business. Business with an ethical process. Therefore, it is not enough just to be an entrepreneur, but now also develops social-preneur.

Sosical-preneur, what is it? In some literature, there is no definitive word on this subject. It's a word of creation, just like "i" being an iPhone, iCash or "e" that becomes e-Mail, e-Wallet, and more. Social-preneur is a word creation that combines word, social and entrepreneur (entrepreneur). You are still free to define it appropriately. The point is the social impacts of society, which do not directly emphasize the impact of material profit returns but rather on social (non-profit) impacts. But this does not mean, do not get income.

There is an interesting example of this socialpreneurship. We call Salman Khan (full Salman Amin "Sal" Khan). The man born October 11, 1976 this last few years jolted the world. The man who graduated from MIT and Harvard University, previously known as a financial analyst. His name is included in the top 50 most influential financial scientist of the world. Although professionals with hundreds of millions of income per month, suddenly chose to resign in 2009.

Of course his decision to jolt many people. Moreover, Sal Khan opted for another avenue: making math and physics problems into a web page that could be downloaded for free. Which became known as Khan Academy (www.khanacademy.org). This is because one day, his niece asked to be taught mathematics. She uses the Doodle device to teach her. The nephew, Nadia her name, was initially very afraid of math, dislike, and complicated. He scored badly, and when he failed he was expelled from high school in Silicon Valey, California, USA.

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Patiently, diligently, Khan managed to teach his nephew well so that he passed. So, since then he decided to make literature teaching mathematics and physics. At that time, 2004 he has not left his job. In 2009, he saw a lot of downloading lessons, he finally decided to get out of business and pursue online learning in total. When the server load and learning operations drain the savings, it has affected him to stop online learning. But, with the support of the spirit of his wife and the donors, finally Sal Khan canceled to close it. This Sal Khan's complaint is heard from many parents who feel that the material is useful to many people and can make American children (even the world) become smarter and easier to accept the math and physics of his creation.

Now millions of people are hypnotized by Sal Khan learning through the KhanAcademy.org website. You can open it, use FB account or email. Awe-inspiring, learning materials can be used for all ages. Although divided many modules in it, according to class or age. Everything is free. Because non-profit, Sal Khan invites anyone to donate (donations).

The learning channel uploaded on YouTube, has been around 1.5 million active subscribers (free subscribers). A strong passion, a high sense of responsibility, has changed Khan's mind, that giving his learning is much more meaningful. He feels to be a significant person for others around the world. TIME's world-class magazine, incorporating Khan in the 100 most influential people in the world. His tongue was so heard.

Big income as an executive, did not beat his social soul. By The Telegraph, he earned the nickname "The ambitious man of the world". By Forbes in 2012 and then, he was called as "Disruptor" (a bully in a positive sense) that jolted the world. At that time, Forbes's main report called: "The $ Trillion Opportunity". Because he sees, from what Sal Khan produces through Khan Academy, has made millions and even billions of people increasingly familiar with mathematics and physics.

In his autobiography, Khan when speaking to his wife expressed his motivation to make Khan Academy is willing to give up part of what he has (knowledge) to empower the child (human) in unlimited amounts all the time. He could not imagine how meaningful the time he had left him. "With so little effort on my own, I can empower an unlimited amount of people for all time."

At present the Khan Academy network is not only in America, but the whole world. Khan Academy community in Indonesia also exists, among others, led a group of students from ITB. Now, that is involved in learning, not just Khan. There is already a team. Microsoft founder Bill Gates has also delivered the teachings, and Sal Khan says that Gates is the most favorite teacher.

From a small toilet-sized place, after leaving his cool profession, Khan has produced 4,300 practice videos. This time has been complemented by other lessons with the help of the team. The lesson is not just about math and physics, but it's about economy, history, finance, and more. In short, any lessons can be learned from Khan Academy teaching. From what Khan, who dared to leave the financial world of professional analysts who swarm, settle, and scent, head for the social path, proving that something done in earnest will produce something great. In a confession, the donors who assisted his activities came from various worlds. Income from donation now, not less than received during the professional. However, the orientation is not on the income itself, but how Khan Academy with his team can provide better learning.

Reflecting on Khan's decision, it turns out to change the world, not necessarily an official, parliamentarian, party chairman, or even the president of the constitutional court. Being anything, if sincere and earnest, will change the world. Someone sometimes misunderstood life. Success and happiness, sometimes measured in the narrow sense: Treasure. Not wrong, but not entirely true. Khan has provided evidence.

It reminds the message of charismatic character Mother Theresa: "If you can not feed a hundred people, then just feed one Do not wait for leader Do it alone, person to person".