My son went here for 2 years. He was passing every stage every 2 months and so I was pretty impressed with this center and the teachers. I recommended this to my frineds, and 3 of them signed up. Over a period of time, I however started noticing that they stopped focussing on speed. Every time I approached Ms. Charu, who ran this center, she would say, 'Your kid is one of the best. Please wait - my main focus starting next month will be on speed. I will make your son a demo boy and make him do all demos.'
So I waited and waited - but nothing happened. Worse, the center started turning unprofessional. First, they stopped serving water in the center to the students. 'Cost cutting,' they told me. Secondly, my friends that enrolled their kids based on my recommendation pulled out. They said, 'Teachers shout at kids. I don't want my kid to be in this environment.' Slowly I started noticing that classes don't start on time - they were always 20 minutes after the scheduled time. Nobody seemed to be interested anymore. The straw that broke the camel's back was when they moved my son's classes without informing us. When I asked Ms. Charu,she said, 'All other parents wanted me to change the timing.' Fortunately for me, many parents were sitting there. So I summoned up courage and asked, 'how many of you opted for this new timing?' Not a single hand went up. I then realized Ms. Charu did it so that her teacher can be made available for another new class.
To be fair, parents are also to be blamed for this. I found myself taking my son late to school. I should have realized that kids are gradualy dropping out. I should have demanded more from Ms. Charu by asking her to setup a contest or a demo. The teachers are pretty decent and accomodative. When kids are hungry, they serve cookies and biscuits. Really good. I just think the center needs more professional management.
I am now talking to SuperMath in Santa Clara. I heard they were good at focusing on speed, which is what I want for my son. Let me see how this one goes. read more