Elon Musk said most of his children’s education came from the Internet. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who is a father of six children, five of whom are of school age, was asked about education in a live interview on the Clubhouse audio app on Sunday night. One of the participants asked Elon Musk what he thought would be the best way to educate a 5 year old in today’s world and how he would envision the education of that child in the five to five years. next ten years.
After a hiatus, Elon Musk said he believes the internet has been instrumental in raising his children. “Well, my observation is that my kids were mostly educated by YouTube and Reddit,” the businessman said. “I guess there were classes as well, but judging by the amount of time they were spending online, it seemed like most of their education actually came from the internet.”
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Elon Musk added that he believed teaching should be “as interesting and exciting as possible” and that thinking about it in terms of video games might help kids stay more involved. “While kids can be very involved in video games, they can also be very involved in education,” he said.
Elon Musk clarified that his children also learned from their classmates – likely other members of Elon Musk’s school, Ad Astra. The school, which he co-founded in 2014, teaches his children and those of SpaceX employees. Ad Astra does not give ratings, according to documents filed with the IRS, (for Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. administration responsible for collecting taxes, ndlt) including Ars Technica reported in 2018. The school had around 40 students in 2018.
Ad Astra’s curriculum is very focused around artificial intelligence, coding, and applied science. Sports and music are not included, and foreign languages are absent, as Elon Musk believes that real-time translation software will soon make teaching this subject uninteresting, said the school principal. Ad Astra was located in the former home of actor Gene Wilder, a $ 7 million home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. Elon Musk sold the house last October, and it is not known exactly where the school has moved.
The billionaire’s oldest children, 17-year-old twins, are likely finishing their education at Ad Astra. He also has 15-year-old triplets, as well as a 9-month-old baby with musician Grimes.
Original version : Avery Hartmans / Business Insider
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