My 11 year old has been going to Sylvan for 3 months for Math and we see a difference in her…read moregrades. Additionally, she likes math more because she is more confident in her abilities, thanks to Sylvan.

While Sylvan offers a helpful learning program for many, this was not the best fit for my child's…read morelearning style. The staff was professional and courteous to me, so I don't have any complaints about them. However, the constant rotation of teachers, having students working primarily on a tablet, and pairing students of widely varied abilities to learn from 1 teacher just wasn't what my child needed to succeed. (This may work just fine for your child.) Unfortunately, it took me a while to realize this after spending quite a large sum of money that could've been directed elsewhere. That being said, I have a friend whose child thrived quite nicely with Sylvan's tutoring so the expected results from this learning environment are likely very child-specific. It is worth a try if your child could use some academic enrichment. Figure out your child's learning style and cater the help you seek to their individual needs.

For many high school juniors, the ACT/SAT is a painful rite of passage. We have used Marks…read moreEducation test-preparation for our two children and highly recommend their tutoring services. In both cases, our children achieved their desired ACT test score in just one sitting. Most recently, Lance helped our child with test strategies and provided practice sets and exams tailored to our child's needs. Lance was professional, supportive, friendly and most importantly, effective. While we know a test score is not the sole factor needed for college admissions, it is an unfortunate necessity. Many thanks to Marks Education for their test-prep!

The test-prep tutoring at Marks Education-DC is thorough, organized, effective and thoughtful. Our…read moreexperience has been nothing but positive and working with Shaun has helped our child's scores improve dramatically. Marks Education-DC sets a plan for success and helps every step of the way. Patient, kind, intelligent, appropriately rigorous and professional are all words that describe Marks and the people who works for Marks Education!

I am not familiar at all with the US system for college entrance, since I did not grew up in the…read moreUS.. I ran by chance into Harriet after my youngest son got his SAT results. She took the time to explain both of us the meaning and the implication of his scores and designed a personalized coaching program for him, taking into account my son's individual abilities, and was flexible enough to adapt to our complicated schedules. She recommended that he should take the ACT instead. To make a long story short my son improved his percentiles in the ACT test, jumping BIG from being in the 50% of the SAT to the top 1% of the ACT. I was not expecting that king of improvement. It also boosted his confidence and I am sure it will help him during college. An static parent from RM

I could not be happier with the results that Harriet and the Team at Breakthrough Test prep helped…read moremy son achieve. He has already been through months of tutoring at another firm and did not preform well on the ACT. Harriett laid out a plan to help him be successful. his score went up 7 points in the ACT which is a difference maker in the college application process. Additionally, the skills around Reading that he now has will help him be more successful in college. I highly recommend Breakthrough Test Prep!

I signed up for Chinese classes. My group evening classes were small -- only six people. I'm…read moresurprised how much I've learned and am excited to continue. My teacher is a native speaker, knows the traps English speakers fall into, and makes sure we connect to Chinese through authentic output.

First, my teacher was fanatasic. Ok, the second teacher they gave me was fanatastic, the first…read morenever had a lesson plan, could never remember where we ended the class before (would never write notes) , and had a weird situation where I had to ask where was the book that I paid for with the class. He had put his name on it and then "offered" it to me. Besides that, the administration is a bit of a mess. Phone calls and emails returned days after the fact but not really responding to what you asked. Called to confirm govt rate, can't tell you on the phone. Has to be sent to a supervisor or someone to call you back, its not secret info folks. They actually make it really difficult when you want to be a client, strange business model. Anyway, the again FANATASTIC teacher saved the day on this one for me.

I signed up for the Manhattan Review 18 hour private tutoring session with Emily (Bangkok,…read moreThailand), in preparation for the GMAT. I cannot say enough good things about Emily. Our work together has been extremely helpful and productive. Emily is very intelligent and knowledgeable about the exam and all of it's intricacies / topics. She is also very kind and patient. All sessions have been done thru WebEx, which has worked very well as a platform. I would highly recommend working with Emily if you have the opportunity.

(The Lab School Of Washington Part 1) 10/15/19…read moreBefore The Gow School, there was The Lab School Of Washington. This is a school for students that have learning disabilities. A school that uses many techniques to help kids and adults learn challenging tools and skills they will need in the big bad world. I came to this school at the age of five or maybe six. My reading and math skills were under developed as; well, as being unable to focus on my studies.(gotta love that hyper attention deficit disorder on top of dyslexia) I thought I was focused, but in the words of Mr. Hans (aka Jackie Chan) "Your focus needs more focus. " And so it begins... I was brought to the school and given the tour by an administrator who's name I can't remember. I remember seeing kids younger than me and thinking of a number of things. I wondered if I was going to like this school? If I was worried about making friends, those worries were laid to rest not long after I joined the school. I don't really remember my first week of school as the new kid, but I do remember classes like Caveman Club, Knights&Ladies Club, Gods Club and Renaissance Club. These were actually history classes, but the teachers dressed up in their classes for at least week...(Some teachers like Lord Don *aka Don White* really dressed the part.) There were classes as I moved up in grades like wood working with a teacher name Dieter. There are some people that did not like him, but he was one of the coolest teachers out there. Pitty I didn't see this back then. Other classes like PE (aka physical education) with a woman named Heather, who later on introduced us to a man name Angelo, who later introduced us to a man name Judd. Judd stayed with Angelo for decades and eventually became the head of PE. In between Angelo and Judd, there was another woman who's name escapes me. She took PE to a higher level than Angelo and Judd did. Moving up through the grades, I remember how my reading and mathematics improved. My reading improved more with the help of Talking Books at the Media Center and Drama Class. The Media Center helped students learn how to sound out words as well as entertain students. We also practiced writing out what we heard on the talking books. Another learning technique for writing. I wish I remembered that teachers name because she really helped so many students. With the help of the Media Center, Drama classes with Sean Miskell helped us remember words, sentences to memorizing lines for theatrical performances. One of my favorite games of his was hide the chip. Another was word games. We had to remember words and phrases as the word or sentence passed from one student to another. I am sure you can imagine how the real sentence changed dramatically as the last student said the sentence out loud. All these little things did not seem like much, but all together it helped students get a better grip on one's schooling. Yes, Sally Smith knew what she was doing even if I did not get along with her from time to time. She was known as the Perfume Lady back when I was a kid. She wore a lot of it and her downstairs office smelled like it too. Her office use to be in an office outside the main school. Her office later was changed to the castle/library later on. Sally Smith knew how to get intouch with many celebrities like Dexter Keith Manley, Henry Franklin Winkler aka The Fonz, Cher, Tom Cruise and the actor who die and became a monster in the movie Leviathan. These are just a few people that the student body got to meet and learn how the celebrities turn their learning disabilities into their strengths. I don't know if this still goes on today, but it did back then. I will write more later on... To be continued.....

At this school the teachers are bad. This place is ONLY for rich kids. They make the kids act good…read morewhen they do tours. and the head of the school gets paid to much. And the head of high school is horrible.

I am so grateful that our paths crossed. As many parents I was desperate and overwhelmed. Not…read moreknowing what I needed to do to get my child the help she needed because of so much push back from the school. This lady gave me my hope back. She is full of knowledge and this is her calling. Thank you for your services. I feel like my voice is being heard now . I look forward to working together throughout this journey. Very satisfied.

I have known Kristin for a number of years and have worked with her company, Linder Educational…read moreCoaching, to prepare for the ACT, as well as to improve my writing composition and general academic study skills. Kristin's team possesses a broad range of knowledge, encompassing all academic subjects, as well as training and advice pertaining to strong work ethic cultivation and study skill improvement. As a tutor, Kristin is professional, reliable, and understanding. She makes a point to get to know students on an individual basis so as to tailor the curriculum to the specific needs of the student. She does her job, does not get rattled, and is a positive and inspirational influence on students. In all of my experience with her, Kristin has been helpful, attentive, and courteous. She exudes an infectious "can do" attitude that played a role in my confidence-building, leading to better performance in academics, standardized tests, and on job applications. I'm now a student and undergraduate research fellow at Virginia Tech, and I continue to use the study skills that Linder Educational Coaching originally showed me. I'm sure that without LEC's influence during my high school years, I would not be where I am now. From what I've seen in other tutoring companies, such skill and expertise is very rare, and so important. I recommend Kristin and her team without question.

Kristin and her capable team have made a significant difference for our son -- and, consequently,…read morefor our entire family. What started in ninth grade as help with study skills, content refreshers and time management skills helped us all manage a difficult transition to high school. Later, the Linder team support included significant standardized test preparation, which led to marked increases in test scores. That was coupled with support in sorting colleges that fit our son, and then coaching on college applications and essays, Most sessions have been at the Hub, convenient to our son's high school. With this help, our son has gone from struggling academically to now being in a position of receiving multiple college acceptances -- some with significant financial scholarships as well as honors and fellowship possibilities. Kristin is terrific--smart, practical and caring. So is her entire team. We highly recommend!