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My daughter struggled when it came to math. I am not sure if she actually struggled with the math itself, as her teacher and I could see that the knowledge was there, or if she just froze when taking tests and assessments making it seem as though the knowledge was not there as she would either not do well or not finish tests/assessments. Regardless of which was true the fact was that she lacked confidence in math, and this made it so that she did not like the subject. We purchased a one-month trial for Mathnasium that was donated to our school auction and gave it a try. She loved it and we signed her up. She started at the end of June, and she gained her confidence very quickly. That next school year she was placed in the advanced math class and suddenly math became her favorite subject. We moved and were only able to attend for 8 months, but in that short time she loved it. At her new school she found herself having to talk to her teacher to request more of a challenge as the work she was being given was "too easy". In her online work she is doing math that is one grade ahead. If it was not for Mathnasium and their wonderful team, I don't think this would have been the case.
As far as administratively I mostly worked with Alex and sometimes Kyle. They both were very helpful and always answered all of my questions. Alex met with me several times throughout her time there to discuss and review her progress and to discuss the next steps. There were several times while we attended that we had to change our scheduled time sometimes at the very last minute and they were always accommodating and helpful. I have told all of my friends and family and would highly recommend Mathnasium and specifically the Los Gatos location if your child is struggling or just lacks the confidence in the foundations of math. As we all know those early years truly determine how they will do with math in the future because if they don't understand the fundamentals of math they will only continue to struggle as the math gets harder. The wonderful thing about Mathnasium is that they will assess your child and place them where they are based on their knowledge and not based on their age or grade level. My daughter and I both really liked that when she would finish a learning plan she would go back and take the same assessment as well as correct/go over her assessment that she took previously so she was able to see the problems that she missed previously as well see her progress. Thank you, Alex and all the instructors, at Mathnasium for helping rebuild my daughters love and confidence for math.
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