Their family had used IXL before, but it didn't work out for them. It was missing the piece of a person helping explain the concept and actually explain to them what they did wrong. They visited a Mathnasium Center, and her son completed an evaluation.
They also spoke with some of their friends who had sent their kids to Kumon. Fiona felt like it was not a good fit for her son though. Her son didn't like it because it felt extremely repetitive, and Fiona felt like they were just paying to get worksheets.
She saw something online about Thinkster, watched a video, and liked that her son could do it at home.
Thinkster gave their family the flexibility that they needed, and the ability to do it whenever it worked in their schedule.
She also immediately loved the ability to personalize the learning plan, because her son could work on the things that he was really struggling with.
It wasn't like school, where the entire class moves at a specific pace and moves on in topics.
With Thinkster, her son could focus on areas that he was a bit weak, drill down on that, and then get the added benefit of having a tutor to work on concepts and problems with him live.
Fiona said, "It's a win-win for us!"
