by steve » Fri Feb 06, 2026 11:44 pm
LOL...definitely a good question, and one that hits close to home.
We've tried them all...
Beast Academy,
IXL, and
Prodigy (headquartered in San Diego, California; San Mateo, California; and Toronto, Canada respectively.
Here's what I don't love about them. They're all based on the premise that "your kid is going to hate math, so let's distract them by disguising math as a video game".
What I admire about the education system in Asia (and yes, this begrudgingly includes China, although their strength in math happened IN SPITE of the CCP, not because of it) is that it's simply not an option to "not like math", just as it's not an option to "not like brushing your teeth". It's a responsibility that kids just do.
The one math program I've come across that I really, really like is
Mobius Academy. They have free math problems you can drill your kid on, but where they really shine is if you sign up for a weekly session where you kid and others like him or her will do problems together, with a tutor there to answer any questions they might have, provide encouragement, and help them. My child was trying to figure out fractions, but after going through
just a few of the practice problems on adding and subtracting fractions, she nailed it.
Hope this helps!
LOL...definitely a good question, and one that hits close to home.
We've tried them all...[url=https://beastacademy.com/]Beast Academy[/url], [url=https://go.skimresources.com?id=201994X1680666&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ixl.com%2F]IXL[/url], and [url=https://go.skimresources.com?id=201994X1680666&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prodigygame.com%2Fmain-en]Prodigy[/url] (headquartered in San Diego, California; San Mateo, California; and Toronto, Canada respectively.
Here's what I don't love about them. They're all based on the premise that "your kid is going to hate math, so let's distract them by disguising math as a video game".
What I admire about the education system in Asia (and yes, this begrudgingly includes China, although their strength in math happened IN SPITE of the CCP, not because of it) is that it's simply not an option to "not like math", just as it's not an option to "not like brushing your teeth". It's a responsibility that kids just do.
The one math program I've come across that I really, really like is [url=https://www.mobius.academy/]Mobius Academy[/url]. They have free math problems you can drill your kid on, but where they really shine is if you sign up for a weekly session where you kid and others like him or her will do problems together, with a tutor there to answer any questions they might have, provide encouragement, and help them. My child was trying to figure out fractions, but after going through [url=https://www.mobius.academy/math/units/fractions-addition-and-subtraction-intro/unit_mastery/?grade=5]just a few of the practice problems on adding and subtracting fractions[/url], she nailed it.
Hope this helps!
