IXL LearningReviews of ixl.com

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IXL and are marketed as "personalized learning," but in reality, they operate on a high-stress "Smart Score" system that penalizes students for learning. In IXL, if a student gets 20 questions right and one wrong, they can lose 10+ points. This "resetting" of progress doesn't teach the material—it teaches students to be afraid of making mistakes. Why is it bad for a student? Reaching a 90 or 100 feels impossible. Instead of feeling proud of what we've learned, we feel "dumb" the moment the score drops. It causes genuine tears, anger, and burnout. These programs prioritize a number over actual understanding. Students end up guessing or getting stressed rather than actually thinking through the problems. It's more teacher convenience over student needs. It feels like these tools are used just so teachers can have an automated grade. While it makes the district’s data look clean, it ignores the mental health of the students sitting behind the screens. A learning tool should make you feel capable, not defeated. School Districts should stop funding platforms that cause this much emotional distress. We are more than a "Smart Score." Even this is more fun than I-Ready

Horrid. Absolutely horrid. I am in 8th grade .I struggle with depression, ADHD and anxiety (no it's not me exaggerating, this is all diagnosed and I take medication.) , and I'm sure this app doesn't help. This stupid platform has made me have MULTIPLE ANXIETY ATTACKS. IXL has added onto my mental struggles, and there has been many times where this app has made me feel stupid and useless enough that I have engaged in sh. I usually get Bs in math, but because of my struggle with IXL, I am sitting at a 48%. I am not the only student struggling with this app. This is worse than torture and if I have to do ONE MORE IXL, I will end up having another anxiety attack. Please, parents, teachers, stop torturing kids, stop ruining their interest in math, stop causing more harm. STOP USING IXL.

Awful take forever and makes it so borrung

I hate ixl my dad is spending money on it to quote on quote ‘make my learning more fun’ NO the app is so expensive the score system is rigged and the video explanation does nothing to help in the ads it make IXL is so bad kahn acamdmey is WAY BETTER

I hate IXL so much. The smart score system is horrible and punished you by 8-20 points every time you get it wrong. I have almost broke my Chromebook many times due to this website. It is mentally exhausting for anyone but especially those with ADHD or Autism. Some people have literally had panic attacks from this site. Why does my school waste money on it? Why do most other districts still use it? Why does my teacher keep making us do this for a grade?

So I’m a 5th grader(almost 6th) in PA that uses IXL in school(don’t ask why I’m here I saw a video and whatnot) and I REALLY hate it. Whenever I get a question wrong when my smartscore is 99.. it brings it alllll the way down to 84 like wtf. Its really annoying because some questions on the vocabulary.com thing in the learning tab are so hard and does not suit my age at all. Also it’s just really annoying to use. Again. Bring back FIM PLEASE! #antiIXL

The science ones are worse than the smartscore questions, I wish I could cry on command so it felt like I had an expression to show when I get 5/6 correct and the last question wrong with 4 more stages to do. The teachers can't control this, the system does. The system. Are you, are you kidding me right now?