My daughter has always been amazing with Math-- but later on she struggled with multiplication and…read moredivision. Then we found Mathnasium! And she's now excelling TREMENDOUSLY!!

Our two kids, now rising 9th and 7th graders, spent 13 months attending sessions at the Desert…read moreRidge Mathnasium. The only reason we've stopped is because we're moving far away. The entire crew at this location are fantastic. No matter which instructors my children were partnered with, they received exactly what they needed every, single session. The instructors make math fun and understandable. My children gained a tremendous amount of confidence, as well as a better attitude toward math, during our year at Mathnasium. My favorite part of this program is how they require the students to explain their methods, thoughts, processes, etc. This has greatly helped my kids grasp concepts they were previously struggling with. Thank you DR Mathnasium and keep up the awesome work!

Love this school. The admin, the teachers, and the rest of the staff are amazing and really care…read moreabout your child. My son has learned so much and made so many friends and the community of parents are welcoming and kind. When you walk in, the dazzling smiles of Dana, Lauren, and Athena greet you and your child by name and remember details about you and past conversations. Amber and Debbie made my son feel safe and taught him how to spell and write his name, the alphabet, cutting, etc. Brittany, Susie, and Mona interact with every child and you can just really tell how much each person at the school cares. When my other child is older this is the only preschool I would even consider.

Horrible experience with my son at this "school" (ie daycare). He had just turned 2 and had no…read moreformal school/daycare experience. He only attended two days a week for a few hours and the teacher would literally call me each time to pick him up because he was "having a bad day." He wasn't allowed to go to lunch (even though I was paying for it). Now, my son is very active and enthusiastic, but at 2 years old, looking back on it, he was just a baby! I pulled him out after 2 months, blaming it on Covid, when really I was just fed up with the way they treated both of us.

Truly, if I could give my account manager Michael G. (the best one though I'm biased) six stars, I…read moreabsolutely would! He went above and beyond, taking time after work on a Friday to walk me through the entire Spear platform. That alone says so much about his dedication. He's incredibly detail-oriented, professional, and welcoming, but also just naturally funny, which made the whole experience even better. I'm a dentist, and I've worked with a lot of different reps, but Michael stands out. He feels like the leader of all the managers! He truly understands the value of everything Spear has to offer and explains it so well that I feel like he could sell any course to anyone. Spear is lucky to have him, and he deserves the biggest applause!

I was first introduced to Spear probably a decade ago when I was an associate dentist. I was so…read moreimpressed by Frank Spear at the first seminar I attended. Shortly after that first visit, I purchased my own practice and wanted to learn everything I could at spear. I took seminars, workshops, several a year and joined a Spear study club. The large investment felt worth it because I was getting a great education and taking things back to implement in practice making me a better dentist and leader. Fast forward to 2021, I sold my first practice and moved to a new state. Not the best time to be taking a workshop, I reached out to Spear to let them know I needed to postpone a workshop I had scheduled and they responded it would be no problem, I could reschedule for no penalty. I then purchased a new practice and joined spear practice solutions in addition to maintaining my study club status. I upgraded to a mentor plus program and spent the most I think you can spend per month on their memberships for a year. At the end of the year my practice transitioned to a patient management software not supported by Spear practice solutions. So i cancelled that membership, but kept everything else. This was in the beginning of April 2023. I had asked if there was any concern about me attending their summit presentation in April, i got told no, no issues. Then about a week before the Summit, I receive an email that I cannot attend the Summit since I'm no longer a SPS member. I was angry b/c I'd already changed my work hours for that week and had a flight and hotel arranged. After several emails and being told I was going to receive a huge favor, they "allowed" me to attend. This really rubbed me the wrong way, but I stayed with them. Then a few months later in booking a workshop, I was told my time to rebook had expired. I had no clue this even could happen. A course I'd paid for in the past ($5500) I could no longer take, I was told because over a year had gone by since I paid for said course. Totally fair policy, except I was never made aware of it. Eventually, after several phone calls and a google review, I was told I could use the voucher for another course. I scheduled for Feb 2024. Less than two weeks prior to the course, I receive an email that the course is cancelled. Frustrated, I call and ask what is going on and am told I have no other options really, except reschedule for May 2024. So i did. This is 3 days of work missed b/c I was intending to be in Scottsddale. May rolls around, I send an email to Braxten (my advisor) a couple weeks before my course to check in. He doesn't respond. Another email. No response. So I call Spear and get told the course has been cancelled. Why wasn't I informed before this? They don't know but they think my name got left off the list, just a mistake. Ok, but I'm furious because this is the second time for this course and now it's less than 2 weeks away and I'm here with 3 open days in my schedule and another flight and hotel I need to change. I let them know I had no desire to book again and just want a refund. Now I'm being given the run around, emails ignored, etc. I was told I'd receive a refund, but it didn't show up by the time I was told it would. The amount offered in the refund is about half of what I paid. At this point, no amount of money refunded is enough, and I'm sure Spear knows that. But they continue to layer insults on top of the already frustrating things they've done by offering a partial refund. I hope by sharing this, other dentists really look into options other than spear for their education. The company has plummeted in customer service and prices obviously have continued to be extremely high. They merged with CDOCs a year or two ago. Both companies were pretty good until they merged, now both treat their clients horribly. At least in my experience.

The owner is very nice. Very personable. You can tell she is passionate about what she does and she…read moretruly believes in teaching the children she interacts with.The location is larger than I expected. I would recommend using her services if your child is struggling in school.

Unbelievably good!! My kids have great things to say about the staff and their method of teaching…read more The staff has followed the kids progress in detail and provide monthly report to support the kids accomplishments. I never get complaints when it's time to head to Mathnasium! We have nothing but good to say about our experience at Mathnasium North Scottsdale.

Many family friends have kids going to this district and a few family members do too and all I've…read moreheard is negative. Fights, drugs, etc. I went schools in this district a while back and they were awful. Sad to hear they haven't improved.

This district is solely based on appearances over function. Having worked for this district and…read morebeing told i needed to change a students grades from failing to passing and having the unfortunate luck for both my children to go to these schools as well. The teachers utilyze less instruction and more forced computer interface to establish their own status quo. This last lockdown implement during the solar eclipse also shows how little this district instills true observational learning capabilities for its younger students. If you have an out from this district take it. If you have children that wish to learn , truly learn then avoid this district and its fluffy policies that change at whim.

My daughter started this location since last summer. She has been excel in math ever since. She was…read morefrustrated with math in first grade. As a second grader, she is more confident and accurate with math. She goes 5 days a week one hour each day and never complained about going to Mathnesium. She actually enjoys going there which makes everything 100x better as for parents. I have two more kiddos at the age of 5 and 4. When they are old enough, I am definitely enrolling them to Mathnesium. Hopefully you guys have some sort of family discount because it gets pricey, but well worth the money. You will have our business until all my 3 kiddos finish high school.

When the state changed over to Common Core, my daughter was going into 4th grade. The new…read morestandards were applied differently for grades. Ideas that were previously taught in 4th grade, were now going to be taught in 3rd grade. At the time I didn't realize the change and the teachers she had didn't inform me that there would be gaps due to this change. My daughter, who previously had loved math and got A's, went down to C's that year and then started dragging the next years. I thought it was due to her not wanting to do homework. I had no idea that she was working blind because Common Core changed not just when subjects were taught but also how they were taught. Her grades continued to plummet and we were all frustrated as she was barely making D's. It wasn't until mid year in 7th grade talking with her teacher I found out how bad the gaps were. That day, I made my appointment with Mathnasium. Rachel was fantastic and worked with me and a payment schedule to include assessments. We decided on a 6 month contract and reevaluate my daughter's progress at the end. What I liked: -My daughter liked going. She was enjoying it and the incentives really had her working towards goals. -Rachel was terrific! She was very easy to communicate with and open to discussing any issues that came up. -The schedule was incredibly flexible. I never had a problem getting the time I was looking for -Half the session could be spent on tutoring her homework. My daughter wasn't exclusively tied to the "plan" her assessment gave. This allowed her to learn as she was filling in gaps. What could be improved: -The online scheduling is clunky and awkward. There must be a better system. What I loved: -My daughter saw almost immediate improvement in not just her grades but also her attitude toward math. One month into the program and her grades when from nearly failing to high B's/low A's. 2 months and she was achieving A's. At the end of 6 months, she is now succeeding in math again and no longer dreads it. She is all A's in Math so far this year and it is the first homework she gets done now. I am not going to lie, this is expensive. For us, however, we decided the investment was worth it to get our daughter back on a successful path. If in the future, issues raise their head, we will be back.

My son took their ACT vs SAT diagnostic test this week. This 4 hour test is designed to determine…read morewhether the student does better on one test over the other. Since colleges take either one, it would be advantageous to take the one that the student scores better on. So based on this diagnostic, my son did better on the SAT which wasn't a total surprise to us. All this service is free. They do offer several options in improving your scores. They offer group help or individual tutoring. Looks like there are many options and pricing options. What I like about their service (other than test help) is that all their service is designed around the actual test dates. Also, they teach strategies on taking the test, which I'm almost certain will help my son. We were told average score increase for their students are around 150 points on the SAT. Some higher and some lower. Needless to say, my son is signed up for their program. I am very optimistic about this business helping my son perform his best. I will update once he's done with their program.

I took my daughter for geometry tutoring. She liked her tutor and felt she understood the…read morematerial. There is a small waiting area inside but it was close to Costco so I usually just did some shopping while waiting.

Fantastic Geometry and Algebra tutoring. My daughter could…read morenot have made it through geometry without Alisha. I only wish I had found her earlier. My kids have been to many math tutors over the years and she is hands down the very best. Alisha is very knowledgeable and is very good at communicating with not only the students but their parents too. I highly recommend her.

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