IXL LearningReviews of ixl.com

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.

I had to use IXL from 3-8th grade; I have mental health issues, and I also have dyslexia, a ADHD, and Autism, which makes my learning needs look much different. I have missed over a year and a half to school, so they made me do IXL even more. In sixth-seventh grade some terrible things happened, and I built my entire identity on being a good student, being “smart”, and having good grades. I got assigned IXL a lot and my depression got so bad that I tried to take despawn, it worked, my heart stopped for a little over four minutes; I have brain damage and a nervous system disorder now. In no way was my decision IXL’s fault, but IXL is still at fault. The weeks leading up to it I do a math IXL thing that night and I had gotten to 99 “smart score” (which that name itself makes it seem if you don’t understand, get a question wrong, or even if you type the right answer in a different format you “stupid”) and I got three questions wrong and my score went down 52!!! This wasn’t even the first time it had happened, but usually I just had a panic attack and those were the good nights. This is what happens when you torture a kid with the one thing they want to do. I used love learning and now every time I have to learn or practice something new I get so anxious I throw up. Now I’m back in school, I’m so sick all the time now it’s making my entire life, even the basic tasks, impossible. I know I’m not the only one because my friends and people I don’t even care about had the same experience.

I am a student at my school and I hate ixl they give you 1 point for right answers and takes away 15 on wrong answers. It causes me stress, depression, and anger so I hope this company’s stock will fall and die

I haven't used it that many times, but when I do and get something wrong, it says we will work on it together, and it actually helps me work on it and get better