I am happy that I am able to go to sylvan I have improved a little but I know that I will improve a…read morelot more and more if I stay longer and all the teachers and Admins are nice.

My 7yr old son has been attending lessons 4 days a week and his confidence in reading has…read moreincreased. I've noticed a lot of improvement in his reading.

My kids have been attending Ms. Wang's classes (Both Math and English, both group and private) in…read morethe past 4 years. There is no push needed from me at all as kids just want to join and learn from the engaging sessions. Ms. Wang also would give feedbacks and updates on progress and findings which I highly appreciate. Ms. Wang is a caring educator as I know during Covid she offered free group lectures online to support kids in community that have less access. I am glad our kids are thriving with support from Ms. Wang

We have used Karen for years for our two boys. Before we found her one of my sons was struggling in…read moremath. After finding Karen consistent A's. She also stays on top of what's being taught at school to keep them ahead of the curve. I highly recommend her.

We've had the most amazing experience with the Kumon in El Cerrito. I became really concerned about…read moremy son's math instruction at school when the transition was made to Common Core. Not only was math being taught in a very confusing way, but the materials were awful, and the teachers were unable to explain the material to either me or my son. That's when we enrolled in Kumon, and it allowed me to relax and breathe again. Greta and the Kumon staff are incredibly capable, dedicated, and kind, and I felt confident that they would keep my son's math learning on track regardless of what was going on at school. That was 5 years ago, and my son has gone from a poor math student in elementary school to a straight A math student in high school. You won't regret giving Kumon a try!

My son has been attending Kumon for both Math and Reading programs for over 7 months now, the…read moreresults are surprisingly good! Academically, he is very comfortable with math problems now, and loves to read on his own. With Kumon work, he's math and reading levels are above other classmates'. In terms of self discipline, he is used to doing the homework everyday on his own and tries his best to avoid any unintentional mistake. I am a proud mom! The Kumon el cerrito and Pinole instructor Greta has been so patient and kind to all the children and the parents. She knows everyone's name and level, and is very involved in the progress of every student. Hats off! and what a kindhearted person to be around. To those who are still thinking about joining, I would say, Kumon (like any other program) is not a promise to the success. However it is a great opportunity for the kids to create the healthy habit of studying and to boost their self esteem, and a reliable way for the parents to help our kids to make the most of their potentials. Your effort will be paid off!

They helped my son a lot. His english grade improved from C to B and Math from C to A in 7 months…read more I can see his confidence improve a lot. Their pricing is reasonable, about $24/hr. It seems all the students have individual attentions and my son has separate tutors who specialized in each subject. They also help with my son's homework. Thank you to Coachland.

My daughter is a 5th grader and she started with CoachLand 2 months ago. We were all excited about…read moreCoachLand, and my husband called them up and made an appointment to meet with a tutor. They responded to us right away, and the meeting went very well, and so we decided to give CoachLand a try. What we like about CoachLand: 1. Reasonable price and that included a discount! Also, there is no contract. :-) 2. Friendly, and smart tutors. CoachLand has a great learning system, and they surely know what they are doing. We are confident that we made the right decision for our daughter! 3. Flexible schedules. 4. Parking is available in the back of the building. 5. The place is nice and clean. My daughter has had a great experience learning Math through CoachLand. She gained so much confidence about Math, all within 2 months of learning. We will continue with CoachLand for sure. Our daughter said that she really likes her tutors, and she looks up to them. She enjoys learning Math now because of this tutoring experience, and her learning skills have been improved. Thanks to CoachLand for the Great work!!!!

"I urge families, do NOT make the mistake of choosing C2 Education! My experience with them has…read morebeen nothing short of appalling. Ever since Simon, the Center Director at C2 Education, Berkeley abruptly left in December 2018, the entire operation has gone downhill. I, along with my oldest and middle child, had a positive experience with Simon, which led me to purchase an additional 100 hours of tutoring in the hopes that my youngest child could benefit as well. Little did I know, when the pandemic hit in 2020, these hours (remaining 56) suddenly had an expiration date that no one bothered to inform me about. Had I been aware of this, I would have never invested in more hours. I have had to deal with a constant turnover of incompetent staff: Michael, Andrew, Tina, Selene, Lisa, Jonathan...the list is endless. Each one had a different story, showcasing a complete lack of professionalism and consistency. And let's not forget about the condescending tutor, Christopher, who had the audacity to belittle my youngest child and suggested she had a learning disability. Why would a tutor ask if you're dyslexic and from another country because of grammatical mistakes and you're there for Chemistry? It was highly inappropriate for Christopher to make assumptions and condescending remarks about a students abilities or background. Despite the contract clearly stating that C2 Education has the discretion to reinstate hours, I've been met with resistance from Thomas, District Manager for C2 Education, who outright refuses to do so. It's an absolute disgrace on how they do business.  Consider this a public service announcement: there are plenty of other tutoring services out there that not only offer better value for money but also treat their customers with respect. Unless you want to endure the nightmare I have experienced, steer clear of C2 Education."

FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A POTENTIAL C2 STUDENT: Most reviews for tutoring centers are from the…read moreperspective of the parent, but I implore you: ask your kids whether they like a certain place. TLDR: Ableism, invalidation of students' efforts, lack of overall regard for mental health I got a consultation years back with C2 education, where I was put into an empty room and made to complete a practice SAT test. When I requested a break 40 or so minutes in, Simon got angry at me because the "real SAT doesn't work like this". He didn't know that I literally got back from my exhausting workplace that day and that I have ADHD, but he didn't even give me a chance to explain this. Then, he made me feel bad for my low scores in their practice test and tried to convince my parents to buy a tutoring package of some sort. I refused. Fortunately, I dodged a bullet! My sibling did end up getting tutoring from C2 for her junior year, but their "tutoring" was mainly Simon micro-managing her grades. She was in an honors course where most students were lucky to get even a C, and he made her feel bad for having a B on her report card. Awful. She eventually quit too and found a private tutoring who was far more empathetic and helped repair her relationship with academics. Meanwhile, my parents thought C2 was so "great" and helped her so much with academics - but I saw firsthand that it damaged her mental health. Fast forward years later, I am now a graduate student in the field of education, and I can confidently say that these types of test prep centers utterly terrify me. I have seen wonderful test prep tutors that know how to properly treat a student with low self-esteem or neurodivergencies, and this is definitely not the kind of place. Thus, I implore you: ASK YOUR CHILDREN what they think of a teacher and believe them. Especially if they are going through difficult times.

I started using Elizabeth's services in 2013 to prep for the opening of my business. Since then, I…read moreask Elizabeth to review almost every piece of copy material that I present to the public or my clients. It's vitally important to me to look and sound professional. Elizabeth is extremely easy to work with. I send her material and she gets back to me in a very timely manner every time. She is very accommodating to my sometimes immediate deadlines, my sometimes late payments, and of course to my sometimes awful grammar (which she corrects). I keep going back to Elizabeth because I love reading my ideas/my writing reconstructed in a way that flows effortlessly. It feels like my eyes just flow down the page. She has a gift with words and with doing business in a way that flows effortless, too!

I have had Elizabeth do copywriting work for me for business -- sharpened up a professional…read morebiography that I continue to use because of it's succinctness and clear yet rich language. Elizabeth recently helped me to improve the copy for the back cover of two books, "Super Brain: Maximize Your Brain Health for a Better Life" and "Outsmarting the Dementia Epidemic: 7 Key Memory Care Actions to Avoid Alzheimer's and Successfully Keep Your Brain Safe, Sharp, and Sexy into the Future." Thank you Elizabeth for your rich and perceptive editorial skills.

I just got my SAT and got a 1550 which is all thanks to this tutoring center. I can't thank…read moreHomayoon and Shanna enough for all their help. Definitely recommend going here

I highly recommend Homayoon and Diane for their tutoring services. Homayoon taught math and Diane…read morethe other subjects for ACT prep. Homayoon had a good sense of my daughter, not just the topics at hand: what she was good at, and where she needed to focus, but also who she was as a person and how to help support her in preparation for the test. He got her sense of humor. She worked hard in between sessions, and improved her scores significantly. Homayoon went out of his way to accommodate her schedule in the final days before the test. We were glad to have found this tutoring center and highly recommend it.

Maca is brilliant, a gifted natural teacher. She is able to engage my 2 wild boys in 45min lessons…read moretwice a week, and they love her! She makes Spanish fun and rewarding, AND she holds them to high standards of grammatical correctness, pronunciation, and expanding vocabulary. I'm forever grateful and in admiration of Maca's skill.

Maca has greatly improved our 10 year olds Spanish. We were in Mexico recently and our daughter was…read moreable to speak and understand Spanish so much better than before we found Maca. I highly recommend her!

Tilden Prep has been transformative for our son, who's twice exceptional. It offers greater depth…read moreand breadth of curriculum and more highly educated staff than its competitors, like Fusion Academy. For example, Tilden offers Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra. While such courses are offered at a community college, having the option to learn 1:1 is critical in giving a student a more solid foundation before entering a 4-year college. At the same time, the rates make more sense than Fusion Academy, which is on a trimester system and 30% more. Tilden is run like a school rather than a corporation. It's more pure to its cause. Good job Tilden. Keep up the good work!

Our son had a great experience at Tilden. He is very bright but struggled to organize his thoughts…read moreand get them down on paper. We enrolled him in English 9 at Tilden and had him take the rest of his classes in his public high school. His Tilden teacher, Dave Locey, helped him learn the steps of writing and feel good about his progress and talents. He said Mr. Locey was the best teacher he'd had :). He wanted to get ahead in math (because the common core track forced him to take math slowly with a lot of boring repetition) so we enrolled him in Geometry through Tilden over the summer. Even though he could have taken Geometry online for less money, we felt the one-on-one instruction and monitored pacing and instruction helped him stay on track and thus made it more likely he'd succeed. He got through the course very quickly and is now starting Algebra 2 at his HS so he'll be able to take Calculus before he graduates. His Tilden math teacher was also very knowledgeable and positive.