Justarandomkidwritingreviews I.

I used to play this game all the time. Prodigy helps kids remember math that they will need to know when they are older and/or grown up. The main complaint I have is the fact that you have to become a member to unlock half of the things on the game. I get that they have to make money, but it's like if I wanted to get a new house on the game with fake money, I would only have two choices, and both of them are small and annoying. There are also a few glitches, but I was never hacked or anything like that. I wouldn't recommend this game to kids in middle school and up; it's more set up for younger audiences.

I have seen a lot of bad reviews for this, but most of them seem to be about the articles. The quizzes on Buzzfeed are actually pretty fun and entertaining, especially if you're bored and looking for things to do online.

I use Aleks a lot due to my math teacher assigning 10 topics a week, unless it is a shorter week, which in that case he assigns 5 topics. I think it is a great program that allows kids like me to learn at their own pace.
If you are new to a topic, it will give you an example of how to do it. If you get a question wrong, it will give you one more chance to solve it correctly, and then it will show you the answer along with and explanation.
The problems I have with it are:
1. The constant knowledge checks
It gives me a knowledge check every other week. This can become frustrating as they can take hours to complete. It also tells me that I have mastered a topic, and then one week later I am again reviewing it again.
2. The site kicking me off
Aleks basically kicks me off after a certain amount of time of me not doing anything on it. Sometimes I'll keep the tab open as a reminder that I need to get it done, and then when I finally am motivated to do it, it will make me go through the process of signing in again.
3. The examples
Lots of times the examples Aleks gives me are helpful, but there are times when they aren't. Sometimes I need to get extra help from my parents, who aren't able to help me until nighttime when I'm supposed to be doing other things. There isn't much Aleks can do about this issue, but it would be helpful if someone did something.
Sorry about the credibility level; there's not much I can do because I'm still a kid.

Apparently teachers still do not understand that THIS SITE IS NOT GOOD AND SHOULD NEVER EVER< EVER BE USED! I am assigned 3 topics a week, and even that's extremely annoying. IXL takes away so many points any time you get one question wrong. In the challenge zone (90 points and up) it will give only one point for every question correct, and then has a fun time bringing you down to like 84 points when you get one wrong. If I could give this horrible, awful, annoying, and terrible website zero stars, definitely would. If a teacher is reading this DO NOT MAKE YOUR STUDENTS GO THROUGH THE PAIN OF DOING EVEN ONE TOPIC A WEEK!