John Katzman
John Katzman
John Katzmanis best known as an educationalist. He has established a number of companies which assist students with their studies and career choices. He has also authored a number of books on the subject...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
John Katzman quotes about
should
There shouldn't be one Sal Khan - there should be 100,000 of them.
chance great investors
I think 2tor has a chance of remaking higher ed in a really great way. If we do that, those investors will do well.
people marketing collaboration
I am always making sketches of how information should look or mapping out a marketing campaign. When I present my notes, people start responding to them. Desktop publishing makes everything look slick. When you present sketches, it helps start the dialogue and collaboration.
believe years yield
Americans have learned to trust free markets. Republican or Democrat, we believe the unimpeded exchange of goods and services will yield better solutions than five-year plans set by even the most well-meaning public servants.
alma-mater may internet
The Internet will save higher education, but it may kill your alma mater.
taken students sat
I'd never taken an SAT prep course. They were for weaker students.
thinking goal entrepreneur
I think a good entrepreneur has a very clear grasp of what the goal is, an unwavering sense of the goal, an utterly agile approach of getting there.
ceo hated company
I hated being a public company CEO.
educational discovery understanding
Exciting discoveries in neuroscience are allowing us to fit educational methods to new understandings of how the brain develops.
kids needs knows
Almost everyone who has claimed to know what kids need to learn or how they learn has turned out to be wrong.
jobs thinking development
After graduation, I took a job with Manufacturers Hanover Trust in software development. I don't think I was there more than a month.
team kids son
I played street hockey in Riverside Park when I was a kid. I played goalie. I didn't make the hockey team in college, so I played lacrosse instead. I didn't play hockey again for 20 to 25 years, and then my son became interested in the game. I decided to pick it up again. A friend let me play backup on his team.
children years two
No two children learn in the same way. While we might agree that every American eight-year-old should be able to read and multiply, beyond those basics, there are few reasons to make every student follow the same path.
school doe remember
You still remember your SAT scores. And everybody else does too. Everybody's forgotten everything about themselves, everything else about high school. They remember their SAT scores.