Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, became a father this week, and celebrated by announcing that he and his wife plan to donate 99% of their Facebook fortune (currently estimated at $45bn) to “further the mission of advancing human potential”. The new parents made the announcement in a letter to their new daughter Max, which they (naturally) posted on Facebook. Their favoured “personalised learning” style of education is likely be a large beneficiary of the donation: “Our initial areas of focus will be personalised learning, curing disease, connecting people and building strong communities”, the couple wrote, before going into further detail stating: “students around the world will be able to use personalized learning tools over the internet, even if they don't live near good schools. We want our children to grow up with an understanding of how technology can help them achieve their goals – whether it's helping cure cancer or making it easier for kids to get ahead academically.”
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, became a father this week, and celebrated by announcing that he and his wife plan to donate 99% of their Facebook fortune (currently estimated at $45bn) to “further the mission of advancing human potential”. The new parents made the announcement in a letter to their new daughter Max, which they (naturally) posted on Facebook. Their favoured “personalised learning” style of education is likely be a large beneficiary of the donation: “Our initial areas of focus will be personalised learning, curing disease, connecting people and building strong communities”, the couple wrote, before going into further detail stating: “students around the world will be able to use personalized learning tools over the internet, even if they don't live near good schools. Of course it will take more than technology to give everyone a fair start in life, but personalized learning can be one scalable way to give all children a better education and more equal opportunity..."