[codingdave]

Nope - we looked into it. I love KA. But my kids hate it. They hate most of the educational apps out there that we have tried, including the ones forced upon them this year for remote learning.

I see a big problem where adults are creating apps that teach in ways adults think kids want to be taught. But it isn't really hitting the mark.

[rohan_shah]

How about a general tutor + KA? So the tutor will take of queries and keep a class full of children interactive - but children will learn maths through KA?

[codingdave]

That would be better, but that isn't really their complaint.

I hear three main complaints about a variety of sites:

1) The curriculum isn't right for their ages - it is either too cute, made for littler kids, or too much like a lecture, and would be better for older kids. KA tends to trend more towards the lecture side of that spectrum, other sites tend to be too cute. (This is kids from 8-13 giving this feedback.)

2) They dislike the UX. They don't phrase it that way, but they just don't like how they have to interact with questions, videos, etc.

3) Math on KA, specifically, only has one way to teach each topic - if you don't get it, you are out of luck. This is where a tutor would absolutely help.

[phobosanomaly]

Just to poke at that idea a bit what's the difference between that and a normal classroom?

Is Khan Academy that much better at teaching Long Division than the average schoolteacher?