2.9
out of 5
112 Ratings
Teaching Textbooks has vastly improved my children’s math skills and simplified that area of school. There are many reasons why I’m loving Teaching Textbooks. I guess the top are, that they are able to rewatch a video several times which was a great relief to my daughter who struggles in math… no more frustrated teacher becoming impatient, which was a problem in her last school. I appreciate how much easier it is now because of our ability to leave the house yet continue their math while we travel. And since they immediately grade the lessons, I’m able to see any problems they’re having immediately. I would like the scratch pad work to be saved in an update at some point, so I could see where they’re going wrong, that would be a nice improvement. But I can still see which problems gave them trouble, go back and have them do the problem again in front of me and then I can help them from there. Overall, solid curriculum which can simplify the math part of your day at least!
There is no perfect program but for math, this has been a wonderful app for my kids to use. It allows them to learn and have fun with the stickers and wallpaper. I know that my kids have learned higher math so much better because of using this program. By example of this is my older kids have been able to help their younger siblings with different things because I believe they learned it so well. I don’t do so well in the higher math, but teaching textbooks has allowed my kids to learn without needing my help. Plus-all grading is inclusive. I don’t have to do anything-even better!
Sometimes when there’s a “select the simplified equation” kind of question it won’t show up the unsimplified equation. Can’t blame y’all though :D Since writing this review the app has only been up for a week or so I can see why it could still be pretty buggy at times. Other than that there a few more performance issues that make it hard to get through a lesson, and a few glitchy cuts with the narrator whenever there’s a sound effect. I love teaching textbooks, and it’s kind of a shame that you had to start over with a mobile app. Since using this program I’ve been so much less stressed out and I can learn so much faster when I can go at my own pace and not be slowed down by anxiety from the pressure of others ;)
I purchased (2) TT 4.0 packages, downloaded the appropriate apps, and tried to login. Every time I try to login I receive an error message saying my email and password are incorrect. I made sure I was signing in with the email/password I purchased with. I even tried resetting my password - to no avail. I understand that new programs can be glitchy, so I called customer service...and sat on hold for over 30 minutes, at which point my call was disconnected. I called back - a total of 74 times, all with the same result - either a busy signal, or a connection resulting in an auto hang-up. I can’t log in, I can’t speak to customer service to resolve anything.
Most of the time I can’t even get into the parent account. At first I was able to solve the issue by changing the password, but now it won’t even give me the option to type the password. It just shows the blank background. Voiceover will occasionally contradict what’s written in an equation, making it difficult to tell what numbers I’m supposed to be working with. When I answer a question correctly during a lecture, it will play the correct and incorrect sounds simultaneously. Overall not the worst ever but honestly I’d rather just use 3.0. I understand this is new but I expected better.
I found it easy to use. It’s a little laggy sometimes, but not too bad. The animations are pretty childish, so I just turned them off. Overall I think the app is pretty good, but there is one thing I’d like to add. There should be a place where all the rules, terms, etc. should be. It would be great for studying, and much easier than going through every lecture again. I hope this helps.