IXL LearningReviews of ixl.com

You know how a few decades ago teachers were allowed to hit their students with wooden paddles if they got a question wrong? IXL does that to you mentally. One experience I recall is getting to the “Challenge Zone” which is where you have 90 or more points, called “SmartScore.” You only get 2 “SmartScore” per question answered correctly, but when you answer incorrectly, anywhere from 20 to 50 “SmartScore” get removed. The difference between IXL and a teacher beating their students (other than the lack of physical contact) is that the questions are often completely nonsensical. One particular lesson on IXL which was assigned to the class had something in the question along the lines of “What are the values of [variable x] and [variable y]?” But, the question had one answer box. If you put the wrong (but still correct) answer in the box, it would then explain to you why that answer was wrong in the wall of text that appears after getting something wrong. Apparently, we were supposed to “infer from the question” which value we were supposed to put into the box. The question that asked us for both values. Another IXL lesson’s answers just felt completely made up. We’d select the one that made the most sense, but it would just say it was wrong. By the end of class, very few had a “SmartScore” above 30. But that’s not all. Some lessons are just complete blow-overs. One lesson could take one or more hours, but the next could take 30 seconds. Needless to say, IXL is a complete mess, especially when it’s completely mandatory in almost every class. It either is completely ineffective by means of having nothing-burger questions, or, on the other side of the spectrum, completely ineffective by means of having the worst-designed questions known to man. Please, for the sake of students’ sanity, refrain from using this depraved application ever.

Do not use unless you are trying to get depression. This is coming from a sixth grade student, all IXL does is stress you out. The IXL leaderboards mostly. All IXL leaderboards do is try to make you type faster than others, make typo's, and get angry over it.

0 STARS “Our app helps build confidence” It does! The other way though. This makes students stressed, anxious, and depressed. For example, you have a 98 score and are at the LAST question. You answer it wrong and start all the way back at 75. This just makes students feel horrible and not want to do math not want to do math. Somebody needs to the team who thought of this. For some reason instead of doing actual learning teachers believe that this will be a smarter solution and that students will enjoy it but it’s the opposite DO NOT RECOMMEND

IXL is a widely employed educational program intended to assist students in the practice of subjects such as mathematics and language arts. Though it offers considerable opportunities for academic practice and furnishes teachers with an abundance of information regarding student performance, IXL is not without its faults. Its SmartScore system, for instance, may cause students to question their own intellect when they struggle to attain a high score. Moreover, the program does not invariably provide the individualized instruction necessary to accommodate students with special educational needs. While teachers may esteem the wealth of data IXL provides, such figures, useful though they may be, cannot by themselves guarantee genuine comprehension or meaningful intellectual growth.

THIS APP IS SO BAD. this app does not help the children at all, IXL makes the kids not want to learn and not want to be on computers because thats all that the teachers may assign. When you use IXL if you get a question wrong it makes your score go down and doesnt give you a better answer. It makes kids think that failure is the worst thing that they could ever do. Ixl also doesnt make it easier for children with autism they have to google the answer to get it right And smart score make kids feel like they’re worthless and not smart enough but a math website should make you feel smart not dumb, do not use this website!

I’m a 6th grader with adhd, and I struggle with math. I use IXL for most of my school work and don’t have a problem with the reading side (as that’s my strong suit) but the math side usually ends in tears. It’s embarrassing honestly, because I start crying in the middle of second period. The smart score is an insane thing, it makes you feel stupid if you don’t get a 100. I didn’t have a problem at all the first few days during placements, but it’s only gotten worse. IXL has made my anxiety even worse during math class and I’ve had panic attacks on some days we do IXl. My teachers think it’s magical and they don’t have to teach. Genuinely the worst learning website I’ve ever used (as someone who has used lots of learning websites to try to find one that works for me). With the smart score you get 1-6 points if you get a question right, but when you get it wrong it takes away 10-15 points. I was about to finish my math IXL and I messed up on a question ( I didn’t read it fully and used the wrong symbol in the equation) and I went from 95-ish, to a 80. It sucks, and It should be REMOVED.

It says it is fun, but it is HORRIBLE. DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM, PLZ

I have been forced to use ixl in my school curriculum and have hated it through and through. Ixl has always been annoying, but recently as i've gone through middle school, it's just downright stress full. Every time me or another classmate of mine are assigned something from Ixl we know it'll be unbearable. Personally, I have seen people in my classes break down because they keep getting questions wrong over and over and their smartscore keep on decreasing. I myself have experienced a mental toll on using it. Even though my teachers keep seeing this, they keep on adding more Ixls to do. My mom- who is a teacher herself - has stated many times that she hates Ixl. Sepecifically the smartscore. She has seen student after student feel crushed because the "smartscore" seems to tell them their knowledge. Also with the smartscore- you get one question correct and get what in return? 1-3 points? You get one question wrong and what does the smartscore do? It knocks you down 7-10 points. One time I got an answer correct and I didn't even gain a point to my smartscore. I got the next question incorrect and got knocked down 17 points. On numerous occasions I've had a breakdown over these things and it has taken a toll on my mental health. I hear you say "oh if the teachers really cared they wouldn't assign you that". Well they see that and they hear our complaints and do nothing about it. Ixl has been in my school's curriculum for years and they have no plan to change that. All my school does is pretend they don't see us struggling and act like Ixl is the best thing that has ever happened. One time I was confused on how to answer a problem. We had just started a new unit that day so quite a normal thing to not understand. I click on the video provided by Ixl to try to help you with understanding the questions given. We were learning about square routes and the lady in the video said "first, you have to ask yourself what the answer is. So ask yourself, what is the square route of 49? Once you ask yourself this you'll get the answer!" Personally, that didn't help me at all. The video did nothing for me so I just used Youtube to search up a tutorial because how in the world do you get an answer to something you don't know how to solve by just asking yourself what the answer is?? So, if you're thinking about starting your kid on ixl, don't. It'll save you from breakdowns and mental health struggles and put you and your child through more than you can handle. Thanks for listening to my point of view on IXL.