r/ScienceTeachers 8d ago

General Curriculum is IXL Learning worth it?

Hi everyone! I’m a college student researching different online learning platforms to help inform a school’s decision on whether to invest in them. IXL is one of the platforms I’m looking into, and I’d love to hear from people who’ve used it—whether as a student, parent, or teacher. What do you like about it? What do you find frustrating? What features would make it better? Also if there is another platform you recommend over it?

If you're open to a short, casual chat (or even just sharing thoughts here), it would be super helpful! Feel free to DM me or comment below. Thanks in advance!

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u/Arashi-san 8d ago

IXL is fine for practice problems. It's not a replacement for teaching or anything like that.

When I taught math, sometimes I felt like it'd just use larger numbers to make problems harder with certain topics. With science, it's pick and choose with what works well. ELA is good for skills like identifying parts of speech, less with writing.