Why do you have to get rid of missions?

Hi, Hiswelókë -

There are several reasons that Khan Academy is saying goodbye to Missions. One major reason is that the Missions code base (the building blocks that make Missions work) is very old, causing errors and disruptions in the Missions experience, and making it increasingly difficult for developers to maintain. And in conceiving the mastery learning system we want for the future, we recognized some key gaps in Missions that made it difficult for use in the classroom:

• Teachers couldn’t assign Missions to students and track their progress against those assignments, which made it difficult to track student work and progress. Course Mastery is assignable.

• It wasn’t clear to teachers how Missions evaluated a student’s understanding, especially how students progressed to Mastery. With Course Mastery, the framework for student progress is simpler, more predictable, and more transparent- making it a better tool for coaching conversations.

• Missions weren’t integrated into the Course Library, so teachers and learners often didn’t know how (or whether) what they were working on fit with their curriculum or specific needs. Course Mastery is integrated into the Course Library.

• Missions were limited to Math and some Computer Science content. Course Mastery is available for many science and humanities courses too.

Khan Academy is committed to continuing to improve Course Mastery. In 2020, Mastery Challenges and elevated Course Challenges were added to encourage acceleration through familiar material; and enhancements will continue to be made that support engaged learners and efficacious use of class time.

I hope this helps!

I think we all know by now why, but it was a plea to not remove it, or to remake it I think

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