We needed our son to be on track on all subjects while being on varsity tennis…read more Jeff the owner helped him breeze thru senior year. He is patient and flexible with the scheduling around sports and other events. His fees are fair and reasonable. Thank you!

Great man to help with your Math and science studies if they ever get too hard…read more This man helped me get through my Differential Equations class - very similar to Calculus 3. He explains everything crystal clear and can go through problems step by step to show you to solve equations. He is also very flexible and works well with your scheduling. Thank you again Mr. Kalb!

My son and I love Scottsdale Education Center. It has been a great resource for my son throughout…read morehigh school. They are very responsive in scheduling sessions and Travis has been able to explain pre-calc to my son in a language that helps him to understand and get much better grades in class.

Scottsdale Education Center is the only place I tell my clients to go for test prep, and I'm in the…read morebusiness. I'm a former teacher, now private teacher and academic coach for dozens of families in the community, and while I used to do ACT prep personally, I've stepped away from it because I think kids are far better served at SEC and under Nate Holzen's guidance. Nate (owner/CEO) is kind, compassionate, forthright, and knowledgeable in all-things-test prep and he has employed a variety of skilled tutors who are helpful and supportive. Not just in their subject matter but in test taking as well which is what kids really need. I have sent both my kids (and many of my students) to SEC knowing they'd get what they need there. They offer test prep in a variety ways, including Boot Camps, semi -private sessions, to full-on private, and in all subject matters on all the tests. SEC is affordable too. There are other test prep companies in town but this is unequivocally the place to send your kids!

My daughter was struggling with pre-calc and luckily I found Arasp! When she started seeing him…read moreher grade was a D, she was able to quickly bring it up to a high B with his help. He does a great job of explaining and always comes prepared with examples and practice problems. My daughter worked with a tutor before Arasp and he did not do a good job of teaching her pre-calc, he showed her how to solve the problems but didn't teach it to her. Arasp really teaches and helps her understand every step. It seemed as if she would never catch on until she started working with Arasp. He really does a wonderful job and I would recommend him to anyone needing help with math.

From the owner: We specialize in high quality private one-on-one tutoring services as well as group tutoring. Our…read morerates are the lowest in the industry (Starting at $25/hr) compared to all the other tutoring companies which generally start ($60/hr) per subject. We do not charge a distance fee for up to 20 miles and travel to your location of choice. Our tutors are certified, background-checked, and heavily trained for the subject they tutor. Call us today to schedule your first session.

The owner is very nice. Very personable. You can tell she is passionate about what she does and she…read moretruly believes in teaching the children she interacts with.The location is larger than I expected. I would recommend using her services if your child is struggling in school.

Unbelievably good!! My kids have great things to say about the staff and their method of teaching…read more The staff has followed the kids progress in detail and provide monthly report to support the kids accomplishments. I never get complaints when it's time to head to Mathnasium! We have nothing but good to say about our experience at Mathnasium North Scottsdale.

Tina has been an incredible resource for my college applications! Her help has made my essays much…read morestronger, and she is always an amazing person to work with. I love Focus, and I'll absolutely work with them again!

Both Tina (owner/director) and the tutor we worked with were great! We contracted their services to…read morebring our foster son up to speed before starting kindergarten. He wasn't used to sitting down with teachers, but the tutor really knew how to keep him engaged and to handle his behaviors (hyperactivity) when they arose. She also helped instill in him an excitement for books, which is invaluable. She was able to see his strengths and work with those. As the director, Tina was very responsive and flexible in working with us every step of the way. Most importantly, this company has a lot of heart. It is not in business just to "do business", but rather to do good at the same time, for kids, their families and the community. We highly recommend!

My 16 year old daughter needed some help for math (pre calculus) and so I found Arielle on Yelp…read moreShe's so much more than just a math tutor. She's working with my daughter on ACT/SAT prep, Math and all other subjects and helps with life plans. Such as what classes she should take or what SAT subject tests etc She's a total gem and very easy to work with.

Arielle is a smart and accomplished woman with true character! She is dedicated, and commits to her…read morestudents above all else. With her energy, enthusiasm, creativity, & tenacity, her students become the best they can be. You won't be disappointed, when you hire her:)

Such an easy process to get set up and flexible schedules. They are much more affordable than…read moreothers and have seen results with our child after a few weeks. Highly recommend

Highly recommended! My son has always been a straight A student. When fourth grade came around…read morewriting essays was introduced. Shortly after we noticed that my son was unable to learn and apply the skills to write an essay. His school was very helpful and tried everything within their resources two bring him up to speed with the other students but it was unsuccessful. The AZ Merit test was coming up and I knew he would not pass the writing section of that test. I chose to enroll him at Sylvan Learning Center in Scottsdale. Words can't tell you how amazing they are!!! In less than a month they had my son writing essays and ahead of his class. The AZ Merit test went great. He now brags about how well he can write essays. Sylvan Learning Center's tutors are very impressive. From what I noticed they are all highly educated and work very well with children. Candice the owner is wonderful. She takes time to meet the parents and the children. She follows all the kids progress. She has built a Class A operation. Without a doubt we will continue to use the Sylvan Learning Center in Scottsdale.

So my new job requires an Insurance Brokers License so I had to sign up for the class here. It was…read morea 2-day class taught by a VERY nice and experienced agent, Peter. He took plenty of time to make sure everything was understood and tried his best to make things interesting...but let's be honest, learning the inner workings of insurance is dry to say the least. They provided plenty of learning materials offered as much assistant as is possible. For what it was the class was great and very informative. Highly recommended. The reason for the 4 stars instead of 5? They only offer uncovered parking so my car was essentially an oven every time I left.

Update: 2015-08-22 Well, passed my exam and I would say that the materials provided by TesTeachers…read moreare complete and informative. I also did not experience an outtage again, so I'm bumping them up to 3 stars. Haven't heard that they've done anything to permanently mitigate the outtages, but if I do, they get another star or two from me as they have a complete package otherwise. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Update: 2015-12 This is a little delayed, but I was contacted directly by TesTeachers and they apologized for the outage and assured me that they do have backup systems but on occasion, even with backups, they've encountered short term outages in the past. They also offered me a highly discounted rate if I chose to do further training through them in the future. Changing my recommendation to 5 stars even though I will probably not need further training, simply in view of their good service and follow up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Original Review: Training for Insurance license. The company I'm with recommends this online provider, so here I am. The content is good, users can also download and review material offline which is nice. The reason that it's not 4 or 5 stars is because they don't seem to have a reliable server that they host their online software on. Trying to logon today and their website is "not found?!!" Spoke with customer service and their systems are also down. Seriously? There is a California-mandated timer on their website that makes sure that you're active and logs your time. You can't pass until you've been active on the site for the set amount of time. So, anyone trying to study and get time credited is out of luck until their servers are back up as there is no way to manually credit you study time either. I understand that this is partially the fault of the State of California and their silly rules, but as a serious service provider being paid serious $, there is really little excuse these days to be down for an hour or more (in the middle of the day), unless your cloud infrastructure is being hosted in someone's garage. TesTeachers, do us all a favor and use AWS or another serious, redundant backend please. Downtime in the middle of the day is no longer excusable when there are so many options for redundancy. Our time is valuable, please respect your customers by not wasting it. Let me know that you've taken steps to mitigate this issue and I will gladly raise my rating to a 4 or 5. Fellow yelpers, before forking over your money, ask a company about their outtages and if they're doing anything to mitigate them. Don't get stuck with a company that will drop offline when you need them.

Truly, if I could give my account manager Michael G. (the best one though I'm biased) six stars, I…read moreabsolutely would! He went above and beyond, taking time after work on a Friday to walk me through the entire Spear platform. That alone says so much about his dedication. He's incredibly detail-oriented, professional, and welcoming, but also just naturally funny, which made the whole experience even better. I'm a dentist, and I've worked with a lot of different reps, but Michael stands out. He feels like the leader of all the managers! He truly understands the value of everything Spear has to offer and explains it so well that I feel like he could sell any course to anyone. Spear is lucky to have him, and he deserves the biggest applause!

I was first introduced to Spear probably a decade ago when I was an associate dentist. I was so…read moreimpressed by Frank Spear at the first seminar I attended. Shortly after that first visit, I purchased my own practice and wanted to learn everything I could at spear. I took seminars, workshops, several a year and joined a Spear study club. The large investment felt worth it because I was getting a great education and taking things back to implement in practice making me a better dentist and leader. Fast forward to 2021, I sold my first practice and moved to a new state. Not the best time to be taking a workshop, I reached out to Spear to let them know I needed to postpone a workshop I had scheduled and they responded it would be no problem, I could reschedule for no penalty. I then purchased a new practice and joined spear practice solutions in addition to maintaining my study club status. I upgraded to a mentor plus program and spent the most I think you can spend per month on their memberships for a year. At the end of the year my practice transitioned to a patient management software not supported by Spear practice solutions. So i cancelled that membership, but kept everything else. This was in the beginning of April 2023. I had asked if there was any concern about me attending their summit presentation in April, i got told no, no issues. Then about a week before the Summit, I receive an email that I cannot attend the Summit since I'm no longer a SPS member. I was angry b/c I'd already changed my work hours for that week and had a flight and hotel arranged. After several emails and being told I was going to receive a huge favor, they "allowed" me to attend. This really rubbed me the wrong way, but I stayed with them. Then a few months later in booking a workshop, I was told my time to rebook had expired. I had no clue this even could happen. A course I'd paid for in the past ($5500) I could no longer take, I was told because over a year had gone by since I paid for said course. Totally fair policy, except I was never made aware of it. Eventually, after several phone calls and a google review, I was told I could use the voucher for another course. I scheduled for Feb 2024. Less than two weeks prior to the course, I receive an email that the course is cancelled. Frustrated, I call and ask what is going on and am told I have no other options really, except reschedule for May 2024. So i did. This is 3 days of work missed b/c I was intending to be in Scottsddale. May rolls around, I send an email to Braxten (my advisor) a couple weeks before my course to check in. He doesn't respond. Another email. No response. So I call Spear and get told the course has been cancelled. Why wasn't I informed before this? They don't know but they think my name got left off the list, just a mistake. Ok, but I'm furious because this is the second time for this course and now it's less than 2 weeks away and I'm here with 3 open days in my schedule and another flight and hotel I need to change. I let them know I had no desire to book again and just want a refund. Now I'm being given the run around, emails ignored, etc. I was told I'd receive a refund, but it didn't show up by the time I was told it would. The amount offered in the refund is about half of what I paid. At this point, no amount of money refunded is enough, and I'm sure Spear knows that. But they continue to layer insults on top of the already frustrating things they've done by offering a partial refund. I hope by sharing this, other dentists really look into options other than spear for their education. The company has plummeted in customer service and prices obviously have continued to be extremely high. They merged with CDOCs a year or two ago. Both companies were pretty good until they merged, now both treat their clients horribly. At least in my experience.