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Cons: Every single thing to the last bit
Grades Used: 11th
This school is literally the biggest piece of steaming trash ever. That’s all that can be said. Other than the fact that the teachers are sexist, racist, people. They keep pushing on the stereotypes of the girls having to cook and clean for their husbands. Grow up! It’s 2021 women can do exactly what men can do and so can men! My god! Needless to say don’t even think about using Acellus. It’s not worth your time nor your money. Bottom line is its a steaming piece of garbage.
Cons: Would be nice if there was a way to practice more math problems
Grades Used: 3,4,5,6
I am blown away by all the negative reviews and suspect that a lot of them are politically motivated or from people who did not really take the time to learn how to navigate the program and access the parental resources (for example someone complained that you could not access the gradebook. You absolutely can access the grades as well as the answers your student gives on each test question. We actually use that feature to pinpoint the exact part of the lesson my son did not understand). I am a long time veteran of homeschooling with having successfully homeschooled two older children who are now both college graduates. We have used so many different programs including Abeka, switched on schoolhouse, K-12, Saxon math, Time for learning, and just so many other different programs and the Acellus checks so many boxes .We have been using Acellus homeschool, now known as Powerhome school, for 4 years now (3rd through 6th grade). This program has been nothing short of a lifesaver for us! It gets to the meat and potatoes of learning without all the fluff that can bog down education. Also if your child has any learning disabilities whatsoever there are so many natural built-in supports that make it so much easier for both you and your child. My son actually did a video presentation for his school as to why this program helps him so much and even I was surprised by how many different things he noticed that I had not. One big recommendation I have though is to do the course in the tutor mode, especially if you have any learning disabilities. Just to be able to have the visual menu, the ability for them to go back and review lessons they may have forgotten or are struggling with, the visual progress indicator, the ability to develop organizational and autonomy skills, etc. make this mode extremely valuable. The other thing that makes it’s very valuable to children with learning disabilities is that it separates out learning from writing. For example my youngest son has dyslexia and dysgraphia and by design this program allows him to learn content without this being a roadblock, and then we work on the writing skills independently. I will say there is a writer toll that is used for the special lessons that has been so much of an encouragement to him it has actually helped him to write more. The fact that it displays the word count has been a huge confidence builder for him. He also is learning to type as an accommodation and so this gives him a great opportunity to practice those skills.