Rose T.
glitching
it is always glitching and takes me forever to finish my homework
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Rose T.
it is always glitching and takes me forever to finish my homework
aimms
do you like making kids cry? every single time i have done my sparx reader i have broken down into tears. you only get three book swaps and a lot of the books are about bereavement, violence, threat, and loss. high school is a common time to lose loved ones so it is a very sensitive topic. in addition to this, sparx reader is an utter waste of time. it takes at least half an hour to do and there isn't even a benefit. you're only allowed a limited amount of options to check the definitions of words! nobody likes sparx. these are our golden years and we should not have to spend our days reading boring ahh books! it is cruel and pointless. get a grip and learn some empathy.
Tristan L.
Sparx reader overcomplicates reading and causers students anxiety and stress, Sparx reader is THE WORST homework you can set your students here is why: 1. Question answering At the end of every page you read have to answer questions, most the time the questions are very vague or arn’t related to the text WHATSOEVER, and if you get 2 wrong you fail and have to read it again and because of failing two questions you looks out on 75% of SRP (Sparx Reader Points) 2. Books are absolute Rubbish The books are the worst things I’ve ever seen not gonna lie, you get a choice of 3 or 4 books to choose from And no matter what you choose I can guarantee the book will be a horrible read, no books you know eg. Harry Potter, just neiche unknown books, still the book choices have no choice. I got to choose between some dress make over, Unicorn Book and a crime book as someone who dosnt like crime and dosnt want to read about dresses… 3. How to complete your Homework Every time you read you get SRP (Sparx Reader Points) apparently it’s ment to be about how long youve read for 30mins for 300SRP but that simply isn’t true, there is no limit one week it took me 40 mins to do my homework the other it took 2 1/4 Hours!!! And absolutely horrendous system If your thinking about giving this as homework for your students think again, it has ruined reading for many people in my school… If you want to make reading a horrible experience for students give them this homework Sparks Reader Ruined Reading for Students
Fraser
This is the worst platform i have ever used. It should not be used by any schools. The selection of books is terrible with none aligning with my interests at all.I got a book about the victorian era for crying out loud. and don get me started on the questions - you get one wrong even though the question made no sense what so ever probably because it was generated by ai and you only get 4 xp and when your weekly homework is 300 that makes it very difficult. Terrible platform do not use. It was designed for torturing students instead of teaching them. I gave it one star only because that was the lowest it let me go - I would give it zero stars if i could.
Neo F.
This subject of Sparx is MUCH WORSE THAN SPARX MATHS. For those that are reading my review for the first time, my first review was complaining on how bad Sparx Maths is. I was mad about the stuff Sparx Maths was doing. (read my review on Sparx Maths for more details) But no! this is worse, let me explain. Sparx Reader is Sparx but for reading and you might think that's ok because you get to read fun books and become really good at reading, WRONG! You see, Sparx Reader makes you read multiple paragraphs and you have to make sure you remember the entire essay you were reading, most of the time you have to answer 4 questions, sometimes 3, 2 or even 1. But if you get 2/4 correct, it's wrong so you have to do it again. And if you get at least 3/4 questions correct, you pass. Simple right? NOPE, because if you get it wrong the first time you have to get ALL questions correct, if you get 3/4 but you didn't pass first try, now you're wrong. Which makes it more stressful because you have to read the whole essay again but when you finish. You are stressing to get 1 question wrong, you already failed, and when you get enough tries, but never get full marks, you don't get any points. And the other that makes me mad is how some people need 150SRP to complete their homework when i need 300SRP. DOUBLE THE AMOUNT, and it's possible to get 900SRP. (apparently) this subject of Sparx makes people who love reading, hate it. Instead Schools should use paper or give people books to read instead of reading on a screen. Never go to a school that uses Sparx in general but if the School that dosen't use Sparx is far away, just go to a school that uses 1 subject on Sparx.
Joe
boring makes me hate reading and my life
Harrison
How Sparx Reader Ruined My Life Many people believe that great disasters come in the form of natural catastrophes or historical events. However, none of these compare to the day I was introduced to Sparx Reader. Before then, life was simple. I had hobbies, free time, and the ability to read without answering 27 questions about the emotional significance of a single adjective. At first, Sparx Reader seemed harmless. "Just read a little every week," they said. "It'll only take a few minutes," they said. Those promises quickly disappeared as I found myself trapped in an endless cycle of reading, quizzes, and desperately trying to remember what happened on page 47 because the next question somehow expected me to know the exact reason a background character coughed. My evenings were no longer my own. While my friends were relaxing, playing games, or watching television, I was locked in an intense battle with multiple-choice questions that all looked equally correct. Sometimes I was convinced the book itself knew I hadn't been paying attention and was plotting against me. The emotional damage cannot be overstated. Every time I heard the words "reading homework," my heart sank. The mere sight of the Sparx Reader logo filled me with the same feeling people probably get when they realise they've left an important assignment until the last minute. My social life also suffered. Conversations changed from "Do you want to come outside?" to "Sorry, I still have twenty-three Sparx Reader questions left." My family began wondering why I was muttering things like, "What was the author's intention?" under my breath at dinner. Perhaps the greatest tragedy is that Sparx Reader made reading feel less like an adventure and more like an obstacle course. Instead of enjoying the story, I spent every chapter wondering which tiny detail would appear in the next quiz. In conclusion, while this essay may exaggerate for comedic effect, Sparx Reader has certainly tested my patience, my memory, and occasionally my sanity. If future generations ever ask what true perseverance looks like, they need only watch a student completing their weekly Sparx Reader assignment at 9:58 p.m., two minutes before the deadline. Though I survived, I will never look at an online reading quiz the same way again.
crypted
sparx reader is the worst this single website is the reason why i hate reading now i used to enjoy it with such desire but this corporate slop destroyed that for me. spend two hours just to barley gather 300srp and the questions are so bad if you get a single question wrong it sends you back to the start and they're just ignoring us because its "normal" for kids to despise homework but this is something more and just to put the cherry on top if you don't complete the slop that is this website schools will likely punish you for it its just ridiculous.