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It yapps alot and sometimes people break their school chromebool

I have written a ragebait review giving 5 stars regarding Edmentum in the past, but if I were to be honest, I would give it a 0 if I could. It’s a horrendous learning site, and here are my reasons as to why I believe so. Now, the reviews on Trustpilot for Edmentum are mainly 1-star and 5-star reviews, with very few reviews in between. All 1-star reviews mainly focus on the downsides of using Edmentum, but when it comes to the 5-star reviews, almost all of them seem to be ragebait, as they mention absurd things such as becoming rich because of Edmentum’s supposed “knowledge-inducing” capability, gaining “brain-cells,” and some other reviews regarding “cockroaches in my walls,” a red flag that the review is satire, so most 5-star reviews are people who dislike Edmentum while being satirical. Nearly all reviews for this supposed “learning site” show hate for Edmentum, whether they’re directly stating it or being satirical about it. I had first used Edmentum in Elementary and I still use it to this day. The lessons are, as fittingly described by another user, “glorified slideshows”. Every lesson is in a 20-40 slide format, and are completely text based. Students are tasked to read several blocks of text for the “tutorial,” which is not only less convenient than a video-based format with summarized information, but the lessons are also too vague and advanced. I recall being back in third grade when I first used it. I received a lesson about acute and obtuse angles. I did not understand a single word, but as soon as my teacher gave a brief explanation, I was a know-it-all. If a teacher performs better than a software designed to replace teachers, it really shows a lot about Edmentum. My district requiring us to complete 80 minutes of Exact Path per week doesn’t exactly “help,” either, as the lessons are very unengaging and take up precious class time. I only learned a single thing when using Edmentum, which was Volume. Otherwise, Edmentum is just a time waster which costs the district money with little to no educational value. I asked a few students and teachers about their opinion on Edmentum. All students and almost all teachers said they either dislike Edmentum or think it wastes time. Funnily enough, I once wrote about how I dislike Edmentum, and a teacher saw what I had written. They ended up telling me in person that they fully agree. My English teacher told me they’d prefer teaching over making us do Edmentum. A friend of mine told me that one of their teachers dislikes Edmentum. If Edmentum is universally hated, it should be bad, so I don’t get why it is still used. Edmentum is a horrendous site. Everyone who uses it hates it, and it barely teaches anything. Its lessons are unengaging, it costs money for the district, and it wastes class time. When it comes to Trustpilot reviews, most 5-star reviews are satire, and the vast majority of remaining reviews are 1-star reviews. Therefore, Edmentum should not be used for learning, and districts need to invest more money in other material which actually has educational value.

Honestly it’s just so bad. The tutorials give you explanations that barely explain anything. Then, when you fail a progress check, they give you the same information expecting you to understand it again. This creates a repititive experience and a loop of failing. They also give you the same lesson until you complete it. And then once in a blue moon they give you a new lesson. It’s just so bad.

This program sucks! It’s very repetitive, and the slide shows are so long. I genuinely loathe and dread the activities I’m required to do every other slide. Also, whenever I really need to get an assignment done, the website, luckily for me, doesn’t load! So if its purpose was to mentally drain students, congratulations. If not, PLEASE FIX IT.

NO JUST NO NO NO NO NO NO

DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM. "Tutorials" are 30 page slideshows that vomit information at you with little-to-no actual explanation. I have not enjoyed ANY elective or core subject course I've taken. They are completely bland, uncreative, and even sometimes biased. The quizzes often present information differently than the tutorials, and even sometimes have incorrect answers marked as correct (after I've checked multiple sources). They practically encourage students to cheat for a good grade instead of fostering a love for learning (which is also a general flaw with current education, but still). Not to mention, some activities lack instructions because of glitches and oftentimes the site will not save work entered even if it's been submitted. Ever since I started Edmentum, I have legitimately learned nothing and it has DONE nothing but burn me out and ruin my mental health. I cannot muster enough energy to normal human things because of this program. This is a business, and they do not care about their students or the quality of their education. Even my teachers hate it. I'm a freshman and have been using Edmentum for about a year. Let me tell you, it is one if not the worst online learning platforms I have ever experienced being homeschooled my entire life.

This app is feeding material to kids like dookie out of a cow's booty to grass. It has an EXTREMELY boring format. The reading and ela lessons have very unnecessary questions and ways of teaching. The math is just very boring too. Also, if you fail the progress check, it won't tell you what you missed to help, because it just reuses questions! It teaches kids NOTHING. The CEO of this app probably just feeds kids slop to get a paycheck from all the schools that pay to have it.

Edmentum is possibly one of the WORST educational apps I have ever used(in my opinion). I have spent at LEAST a day of my life trying to master a subject, all because the explanations make NO SENSE. As someone who has adhd, I personally hate when schools use a one size fits all approach to learning. Edmentum claims that they create a learning path based on your scores, but if I get just two or three questions wrong, it sends me back to the beginning with the same explanations that confused me in the first place. I’m currently in sixth grade and I am extremely relieved that my new school doesn’t use this obscure form of torture. Even if I don’t have do Edmentum myself anymore, I’m STILL not free from it because I have to help my little sister with her Edmentum assignments whilst trying to make her not break down crying.