"Coach Black" is the mastermind behind their accelerated reading program where she teaching…read morestudents how to read. I went to her introductory seminar because of a leaflet I found on UF's campus that promised to improve my study skills and give me more free time. She promises a "99% improvement rate", which might actually be true, because learning to read faster is not difficult, you can buy a cheap book on the topic (or find free advice online) that will get you similar results. She spent about 3/4 of the presentation telling us about how great she and her business is, how she's got a great rating with the BBB, etc. Only in the last quarter of the session did we actually get a chance to see what the course she's selling is about with a mini lesson on speed reading techniques. Now, I wouldn't give her 1-star if that's all she did (I'd give her 3 stars). But the reason I knocked off two stars is because this woman is a liar and will lie to sell her product. She told us that we were the "only class" (ever) that she was going to give us an "exclusive discount" on if we were to sign up for the course that day (typical time-pressure sales tactic). So instead of $299 she's take a "whopping" $50 off and sell us these well-known techniques for a mere $249. She asked us not to tell anyone else about this. On my way out of the class, I noticed a student waiting outside for the next session to begin. I asked of she (let's call her S) could text me what price Coach Black offered her class. The next day I found out that she was basically given the same spiel with the same "exclusive" discount. Not only that, but S says she spoke with one of Coach Black's assistants who told her that she too had paid $250 for the course (and that must have been quite a while ago). Is Coach Black really running a "Better Business"? I think not. Lying to a room full of people doesn't get you the great reputation she'll try to convince you she has, and needless to say neither myself nor S signed up for the course.

I met Coach Black a few years ago when I took her Accelerated Reading Class. The class was…read moreextremely useful and beneficial. When I was a freshman at the University of Florida, I frequently wished that I could read significantly better and faster. However, I had no knowledge that it was even possible to augment these skills. One day, I received a flyer advertising classes that could do this with a free info session. It caught my interest immediately. The presentation was very well done. Her analogies and introduction to a new way of thinking really resonated with me. I was impressed with her track record and the testimonials of her previous students, and she further gained my trust with a written money-back gurantee. After taking the class, I was able to double my reading speed while retaining 100% of my comprehension, and I felt the productivity in my work increase as a result. More recently, I found out that she offered tutoring services for standardized admissions test. I was about to graduate with my bachelor's and planned on pursuing an advanced degree. For over a year and a half, studying for the GRE had proven difficult and frustrating, and all previous attempts to seek help from other well-known test-preparation companies were unsuccessful. Before I started training with Coach Black, I had not been able to score above a 480 and 370 on the Quantitative and Verbal sections, respectively, on any of the practice tests that I took. However, after just three weeks of Coach Black's sessions, I was able to achieve a score of 760 and 550, which ultimately led to my acceptance into my first choice graduate program. Coach Black models integrity and compassion in everything that she does. The consummate professional, her clients are always her top priority. I would recommend her and her services to anyone.

The school has great teachers/staff members and it's pretty safe. the band and chorus programs are…read moreawesome. the only thing I don't like is that there is a lot of drama, and that the girls bathroom near the cafeteria is closed most of the time. if you don't have any problems with that, I would recommend going to this school because I personally love it.

I go to this school and the staff is nice but the water fountains get broken easily . The school…read moredepends on chromebooks I hope to this helps

Keep your kids away. As a parent, I'm heartbroken and frustrated with the state of St. Patrick…read moreInterparish School. While the teachers themselves are caring and dedicated, the administration under the current principal is an absolute disaster. Negligence and lack of basic child safety are ongoing issues that have been ignored or brushed aside by those in charge. The school's leadership is unresponsive and unaccountable, making repeated and serious errors that put children at risk. Communication is poor, concerns from parents are dismissed, and there seems to be no real oversight or willingness to improve. To make matters worse, the St. Augustine Diocese--who should be stepping in to protect students and hold the administration accountable--is just as indifferent. It's incredibly disappointing to see such disregard for children's wellbeing from those who claim to represent a faith-based educational institution. I wouldn't trust this administration with my child's safety or education. Until major changes are made at the leadership level, this school is not a safe or trustworthy place. The teachers deserve better (as there are so many who stay because of our kids)! The kids deserve better! And parents deserve the truth! Avoid St. Patrick at all costs. Please pray with me that the new Holy Father makes the changes needed in Catholic education in this diocese.

I went to the school amazing teachers , staff , and after school classes. They were so nice and so…read morecheap

We absolutely love Expressions. Our child is treated like a human, versus a number. Communication…read moreis on point, and the staff here GENUINELY love their jobs & their students. ++++++++++++++

My daughter is in 2nd grade and has been going to this school since kindergarten. It's a small…read moreschool. I know all of my daughters classmates. Only a few have changed through the years most of them she has been with since kindergarten. This school is very active in all forms of art. Each year there is a school wide play and then each class has a class play. There is also a band in 4 & 5 grade and chorus and art and dance. So many exciting things that most schools don't have.

The teachers in the Sophomore class are ABSOLUTELY amazing…read more Ms. Ann does everything she can for the children and treats them like her own. She is so creative and always doing something fun.

My family has used O2B Hunters Crossing since 2016. It's always been a great place. It's my opinion…read morethat the Hunters Crossing location is the best. We had to take my son to the Midtown location for a few months, and Hunters Crossing was definitely better. I think the smaller size of the building helps versus the other larger centers with hundreds of kids running around. I'm surprised at the other complaints I have read here about kids being dirty. That's what kids do, they get dirty. My son is a wild child and he would often play hard at the playground and get dirty. That's not really the fault of the center. My daughter is more mild mannered, and she's always clean. My son was also larger than all the other kids at the daycare, and he would often hurt the smaller kids, so they would take him up front for timeouts. And you know what? It worked, he stopped hurting the smaller kids. It's a non-physical behavior management strategy. As for biting issues, my son was also a biter, and they had him on a system where if he kept biting, he would be removed from the daycare. And we taught him that biting was bad, and the biting ended. So they do have a system in place to deal with children who bite. As for people complaining about there being no fee waivers for taking your kid out for a week or two, what do you expect? You waited months for a spot, and the income from that spot keeps the lights on and the staff paid. And you want them to just work for free? Would you rather they give your spot away and add an actual paying customer to your spot and put you back on the months-long waiting list? I swear people don't even bother to use their brains before complaining on the internet. I have also had concerns about student-child ratios when my first-born child started going, but every time I would look, the rooms would be properly staffed. And ultimately my concerns were unfounded. Occasionally someone spends 1 minute to use the restroom, which to me is absolutely different from leaving kids for hours in an understaffed room. This center I'm a millennial, and I swear these other reviews are also by millennial parents with how out of touch they are with the reality of children in schools. These parents paying apparently expect one teacher to carefully attend to their precious child and ignore the other children in the classrooms. It's just silly. This is a great center, and it's in a great location. There's even a Taekwondo school in the same plaza. The staff is always professional. They use an app to securely send pictures of my kids in the classrooms showing what activities they were doing that day. My daughter is currently attending this daycare, and she loves going. I will recommend this place first every time to anyone looking for a daycare to send their child to.

I have been impressed with the Lyceum Program at Lincoln. Faculty have the ability to inspire the…read moredesire to learn in my child. In general the faculty seem to enjoy teaching in this program. The music program is also very good. My child had zero experience with music prior to this year and has really enjoyed learning. Glad my child chose this program and that he was given the opportunity to go to this school.

I just started here at Lincoln for 7th Grade in 2018. I'm in Lyceum, I'd recommend this school if…read moreyou're putting your child in the Lyceum program, challenging work, great teachers, it's awesome. Currently I'm not sure if the normal school is good or not, there are a lot of neighborhood kids.

Always a good class, helps me renew things that I think I forget yearly not intimidating, ask all…read moreand any questions.

I did the initial ACLS certification along with BLS renewal the other day at the Jacksonville…read morelocation. The facility and staff were phenomenal. The facility is well upkept, and no equipment was falling apart or anything. It was also a nice touch to have gigantic posters of the different algorithms to glance over in the rooms. Our instructor Melody was phenomenal! I learned she came from the Gainesville location. She made the experience worthwhile/exciting while not drowning us with information overload. She was very professional, knowledgeable, and patient. Her personality made the experience less stressful as it was new ACLS certification for me and I hate testing. We watched the lectures and had more of a big group discussion after each one, where the class lead, and she helped "fill in the gaps." When I had clarifications or wasn't too confident on something, she took the time to listen and answer my questions, along with providing tips on how to "digest" the information or giving tips or mnemonics to help remember certain information. I didn't feel rushed when stopping the discussion to ask a question, nor did she make me feel "dumb" for asking. She also emphasized that even though everything is generally important to understand, she also took the time to tell us what's "commonly seen" or not seen in practice. As I've stated, I hate testing. But after doing all the videos, discussions, and mega code (hands on things), I felt more at ease. And even after finishing the exam, she allowed us to stay and discuss/clarify any confusions we had on the exam, and explain the reasoning. I will definitely be referring to this site to all my colleagues! Melody was awesome! Thank you! I look forward to renewing with you all in the future.

What a great time we had! Mom and I had been planning a trip to Do Art for years. Finally we made…read moreit and we had a great time. This is a great place for artists at any level. My mom is a whiz at drawing and painting and I'm below a novice. Two year olds draw better than I do. There was a lot of pre-made ceramics to choose from; which was a lot of fun to browse through before settling on the right piece. The staff were really helpful. They explained different techniques - 3 coats of paint will give you a more solid color, don't paint light over dark - to help us get started. Our table was well grounded, not wobbly. This is important when you are painting delicate fine lines on your piece. The paint brushes were well used which could make it hard to paint the more delicate things. Lots of paint colors and ceramic pieces to choose from. The pricewas $9 lab fee that includes the cost of paint, firing, brushes, pencils and other goodies. Then you purchase ceramic you are painting. Prices for ceramic pieces cover a wide range. My small candy dish with lid cost $11.50 and mom's vase/paint brush holder was $10. But we had unlimited use of the studio and paints. We had our own table. 5 stars for the studio, very clean and people friendly. 5 stars for variety and price. 4 stars for staff. The more mature staff were always available and walking the floor to make sure everybody was helped and having a good time. At the staff change a younger group of staff came in. While friendly it was a bit harder to figure out who was staff and who wasn't when we checked out. I ended up approaching a nice college aged woman to ask her if she worked there. Her purse was on one of the tables and she was totally engrossed in painting a piece. She did work there and we were able to check out. Our pieces will be ready in a week. 3 stars for not having a better system for tracking ready to pick up items, items that have been fired and ready to go home. No labeling system. Just walk in and say I'm picking up a tea cup and the staff says is this it and you say yea or nay. They might have a pefrect system but I did worry about not getting my mom's vase returned. We will see on Friday. Overall it was a wonderful experience and I had a great time hanging out with my mom and watching her work her amazing artistic magic on that vase.

I love Do Art. I have been coming here since I was a little girl in elementary school (I am now in…read moremy third year of college). The old place was really cool because in the summer they had camps where you could make all your pieces and work on the potters wheels. It was a really good outlet for all of my creative energy, and it still is. I came here tonight with one of my girlfriends, and we had a really nice time just being mellow and painting. The ceramics to choose from was a bit lacking-they did not have what I was looking for, but I settled for a medium size box and a large square serving platter. Unlike their old place, they have a ton of paints and I didn't have to fight with people to get the color I wanted (this actually used to be a huge pain because you'd have to go around to every table to see who had the bottle of paint you were looking for), but now they have three bottles of every color available which is great. The studio is clean and I definitely give them props for their music choice- all the songs reminded me of my middle school days listening to Simple Plan and Bowling for Soup; it was almost nostalgic. The only complaint I really have is that the staff is not very friendly. When I first walked in, an older lady sitting at a table peered at me over her glasses and asked what I needed. My friend walked in after me and had a similar experience. That old lady needs to go or change her attitude. The other woman who came in later was super nice, however. All in all, it was a fun experience and I will be back. I hope next time that there will be more choices of ceramics to pick from!