On this episode of Education World News, David K. Ewen, M.Ed. speaks with Dr. Lan of Dr. Lan Academy to discuss the major differences between traditional education and education in the high tech era. Dr. Lan Academy is an online education service provider located in Southern California that provides Online Live/Interactive Classes. Dr. Lan Academy places the student in the same online room with the best teachers in the business! Primarily focused on students in the United States between grades 5 through 12, we bring passionate teachers and students together using the most sophisticated technologies on the internet to create a high quality and highly effective learning experience that is affordable and easy to access.  Dr. Lan’s goal for Dr. Lan Academy, a California S-Corp established on the basis of his two-year-old personal teaching business, is to bring the best US teachers to students around the world. Dr. Lan has worked for three public companies (Citigroup, Zenith Insurance, ReachLocal) for the last 20 years in IT, banking, insurance, and Internet marketing. He has extensive experience in management, technology, teaching, and non-profit organization leadership. Dr. Lan earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at Peking University, and his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Applied Mathematics at UCLA. A representative of Dr. Lan Academy explains, "We provide above-average students between grades 5 and 12 with instruction by teachers with graduate degrees and/or extensive teaching experience in their subject area, so that students can reach their highest potential in a variety of academic subjects."