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Time4Learning.com is an online education program that teaches preschool through twelfth-grade curriculum in an interactive, online environment.
Time4Learning combines 1000+ animated lessons, printable worksheets and graded activities to teach math and language arts lessons correlated to state standards. Science, social studies, and art are also provided as bonuses for most grades.
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Cons: Charged me after cancelling
Grades Used: 11
Account was cancelled and still charged for it… even says when I sign in account cancelled one day after being charged.
Cons: They got greedy
Grades Used: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7
I used it for years, until now. They dropped the ability to put a hold on your account over the summer. They would drop the price to a few dollars a month during that time but now they want the full price for each month the same as when your kids are using it. They did this without notice the month before people would start using it. Just an incredibly greedy move. Wouldn't we all love to get paid for doing absolutely nothing.
Cons: Everything else. Untrustworthy content, poor prestation.
Grades Used: 1-6
My son used Time4Learning for his entire grade school. We switched to Acellus Academy in 6th grade. I give them a grade of F for content (mainly for pervasive errors and inaccuracies, partly for presentation...). I give them D for customer service, D for ease of monitoring the child's progress, and a big fat F for records keeping: if you stop your membership, they erase all records. If you need a transcript to give to another school, forget it. Even if you re-enroll, you can't get the records back. If anyone is thinking about changing, get the reports and transcripts before you pull the plug. Terrible!
(I am a medical doctor and have a graduate degree in biology with 8 years of biomedical research experience.)
Cons: It's expensive, the material isn't very good,
Grades Used: 4th and 5th
Poor customer service
Cons: It's expensive, the material isn't very good,
Grades Used: 4th grade completed, 5th grade in progress
I'm nit happy with it. We liked acelous however it is spelled, Better! What bothers me most however is that I paid a 6 month subscription, but am also being charged a monthly on top of it! If I pay for 6 months, I expect to not pay until that 6 months is up. I'm about to cancel, and have my son stay over.
Cons: Very difficult for the average user to figure out what their grades are and how they are doing and customer service and their policies won't return any money if you can't figure stuff out or get a hold of them
Grades Used: Multiple
I had time for learning for two of my kids. One liked it one didn't and it can be nice for learning as they are younger it's kind of funny and engaging that way. But it's hard for the parent to navigate through to see how your kid is doing it's not the easiest to figure out stuff online. And at some point I was trying to get my kids grades or how they were doing it was very difficult I couldn't figure it out and it was at the end of the year. I tried calling them I couldn't get through and I was on hold for a long time. So then I try the next month thinking although honor and giving my money back because in the fine print it does say that if you quit the program you don't have any more access to your records they are erased they don't keep them. So I had to stay in the program and pay until I got a hold of somebody to have my kids grades printed off cuz I couldn't figure it out. So basically it was over 2 months before I finally got a hold of somebody it was very difficult and never got a hold of them they were either too busy I was on hold forever all the times that I called I couldn't figure it out online I searched finally I got a hold of somebody and they will they will not refund any money. They said they have ways for you to do and get a hold of us. I never was able to so they basically had at least $80 my money that they should have returned to me. So yes the courses can be okay for an online school but customer service and how to access the accounts and certain things are very difficult it's not very apparent friendly and if you can't figure out something you can lose out on money or not be able to get their grades printed. So I won't go back to them if they're going to be that cheap and unfriendly then goodbye
Cons: Clunky website, Terrible Customer Service
Grades Used: 8th
Regarding the product, T4L is far from user friendly. Creating lesson plans is completely inflexible as it automatically assigns lessons and you cannot move them around. The volume regulation on videos is terrible whereby one video will require full volume and when the next begins it blows out your speakers. The eight grade language arts classes seem like they were created for toddlers; my son was insulted by the animated characters and age inappropriateness of the format.
As far as customer service, my family used T4L temporarily at the end of my son's 8th grade year with no intent to continue use the following year. We assumed that we had paid a one time fee for the remainder of the school year (about 9-10 weeks ending June 1), but were mistaken as we found out in mid-July when another fee was charged to our credit card. This was discovered on July 16th, and based on a July 15th renewal, the charge was still pending. I called to cancel the account and was told that they could only refund the July payment and not the June payment even though their policy is to refund one month back. From a customer perspective, the July payment should have been voided anyway because I was cancelling, but they refused to also refund the June payment. A good company would not have thought twice about refunding June, but after spending half an hour talking to two reps I was given the shaft. Absolutely terrible customer experience - probably the worst I've had since I bought a used car 10 years ago.
Cons: Buyers Beware~ confusing and redundant process
Grades Used: n/a
Buyers Beware~
Watch your billing accounts closely after following the instructions to cancel services. The most unfortunate experience was their confusing, redundant and unclear consultation process. An unrequested, 2nd email must be sent to confirm your previous request and your previous steps taken in the parent portal to cancel services. Even after they send you an email stating that they are “sad to see you go” and encouraging you to not cancel but to place your account on hold for only $5.99 a month. YOU MUST reply to that automated email repeating your request to cancel. Only minimal refund will be approved due to the lack of the 2nd email reiterating your request to cancel.
As far as the curriculum is concerned, we used Time4Learning for my 5th and 3rd grades in the 2022-2023 school year. It was more of a supplement than core curriculum. The information was repetitive and my kids did not find the information interesting or engaging. It was hard for them to get through. I found the parent portal and the assignment setup overwhelming and not easy to anticipate how much time each task being assigned would take to achieve. I would not recommend Time4Learning to anyone looking for online educational services.
Cons: So far below state education level. Support is horrible, and the Parent's dashboard is a nightmare. You can't even pull up your child's previous transcripts or grades. Their marketing and website is just a big con.
Grades Used: 4-7
Our daughter used T4L platform from 4th-grade to 8th-grade due to Covid and other circumstances. We even hired a private tutor to work with her through the courses. Now that she is entering regular school again, we are just now learning how much she missed out. She got all great grades in T4L, but is sooo far behind other students in regular school. I put my trust in T4L because I thought they were good. Now I feel utter sorrow as I have failed my daughter in ensuring she got a good education. If you love your child or care at all about your child's education, do NOT use T4L. I only wish someone had warned me years ago.
Cons: Doesn't provide solutions making students confused and cant learn to fix their mistakes as their is no visual solutions to their wrong asnwers
Grades Used: 9-12
In all Honesty This website isn't as great as I thought it was going to be. This is because they lack feedback, and lacking feedback to students isn't great at all because then students wont learn. lets say for math's, when you get an answer wrong, they DO NOT provide a solution to that question rather they provide hints towards getting the right answer. Solutions to a wrong answer isn't given in written form but rather in a short summarized in word form(not explaining using the actual numbers). There is absolutely no point in having to learn from a website with no solutions if I am required to search up the solutions online.
Cons: Long, Boring, Some lessons are complete bogus.
Grades Used: 4,5, and 6.
Terrible, Worst homeschooling site that exists. Each activity is so out of context, and other stuff too. They have 1 minute of explaining something, then 20+ questions right after. Change to something else!
Cons: Lousy platform, no customer service whatever, many interface problems, childish presentation, inadequate practice, no teacher, boring, some lessons do not follow accepted educational practice.
Grades Used: 7,8
Worst homeschooling platform I have ever had to use. I tutor homeschooled students, primarily in Math but also in other subjects, have used many platforms, and this one is amazingly bad. Outdated, nowhere near enough practice, quizzes are irrelevant because they are multiple choice with unlimited attempts allowed. Any clever student can avoid all the actual learning and just click through the lessons, which are poorly organized, boring, and the platform is a total pain. For example, you cannot review a part of a lesson without starting at the beginning of the lesson and marching through everything up to the part you want to review. The presentation is very childish. There is no teacher or anyone to actually evaluate written assignments, just very stupid robots and even they sometimes don’t get it done.
Cons: It's online, so plan to take breaks, schedule a PE time etc.
Grades Used: prek - 12
I have used Time4Learning for almost 10 years. It's been a lifesaver to me and my family. I've been able to homeschool six children without losing my mind. Yes, there are a few minor glitches here and there, but nothing I haven't experienced with other similar homeschool programs. We high school courses have been challenging and have prepared my kids well to enter college.
Cons: If there is a problem. Customer service and Tech Support will blame you!
Grades Used: 5-7
We have been a customer for a few years and despite a few bumps, we have been very happy up until now. In the past, there was a system issue and were given the "rehearsed lines" that we were doing something wrong. Well come to find out, it was an actual issue with their third party company's reporting. We moved on but stayed vigilant as T4L really had me believing my son wasn't doing his work. Can you imagine as a child telling your parents you did the work but because T4L didn't see it, it was his fault! To this day I keep that in mind and make sure my son is being monitored and keeping T4L accountable.
Fastforward to a few weeks ago. I noticed an issue with reporting but knew the hurricane had just hit Florida so gave a 2 week buffer. On Oct 25, I reported an issue of reporting errors. I provided photographs of completed assignments that weren't showing completed, along with some other issues. Today I was told their system was fine and that it was my son who wasn't doing the work properly. So apprently we are doing 70% right but 30% is wrong. Also we have been using the system for 3 years, so I think we know at this point how to exit assignments properly. We even resorted to videoing the end of each assignment.
Nothing like paying a company, reporting an issue and there go to is automatically it is the child's fault. As an adult I love being told I could have edited photos and such. What a joke! I recommended many people and had heard many horror stories but stuck by this company. Well no MORE! Please if you care about your kids education and don't want to be treated inferior, DO NOT USE TIME4LEARNING!
If your on the fence, I will gladly provide documentation of how I have been treated and photos to corroborate my claims.
Cons: Hidden CRT
Grades Used: 8,4
I used this program to homeschool my kids for one year. I liked this program until I noticed that my 8th graders history was full of CRT. Not just history which I feel should be taught. This was without a doubt CRT! I removed my kids from the program and returned them to public school.
We used this curriculum for 2 months. My children enjoyed it at first. My daughter was doing 9th grade. They started teaching about Transgender stuff in Health and that we all need to be supportive of them. Well being a Christian we cannot and will not encourage or support this sinful lifestyle. I thought about eliminating Health altogether but then my conviction of paying every month to support a company that brain washes our precious and vulnerable children is not something I want to be associated with. Also in her English they teach critical race garbage. That white ladies are privileged. Needless to say we will not be going back to TFL. And I will share my thoughts on it with all my homeschooling friends.
Cons: Format changes, too political, dumbed down
Grades Used: 8&9
I second the previous reviews. We have used Time4Learning Civics course last year. We didn't finish it and planned to complete in the fall. Well, they completely changed the course and format of instruction. My son doesn't prefer having to constantly click on each little video clip. We preferred the 10 min videos from previous format. We also noticed more politics and a dumbing down introduced in Civics. Didn't seem as complete as previous course.
Cons: Modern liberal topics
Grades Used: 8,5,2
We have used time4learning for approximately 3 years for our 4 children. However, after our 8th grader came to us about his Civics lesson this year, we are no longer going to use it for any of our children. He was having trouble understanding how to make an "identity wheel." After reviewing the rest of the Civics lessons for the year I found several concerning topics and lessons. There are now lessons about diversity, inclusion, and equity (D.I.E.)
Included in the lesson leading up to the assignment of the identity wheel was a video of a child identifying as "they/them" and a circle with polka dotted skin called Rasheeda that the narrator also referred to as "they/them". This kind of lesson does not help with proper grammar and is only a portion of why we have been glad we were homeschooling for the last 5 years, before all of these became such hot topics in public schools.
Also while previewing the lessons in Civics, I noted a lesson about types of power people can have and when discussing physical force/power, a group of white police are seen chasing a black person. This subtly promotes the narrative of racist police hunting black people while other lessons also show BLM protests in a positive light. While time4learning has lessons about reliability of sources and how to spot biases, they fail to catch their own within their lessons when the only political figures that are pictured within the lesson are far-left leaning politicians, the likes of Stacey Abrams and Ilhan Omar. Another example of their bias is the topic of guns. Frequently gun violence is mentioned in context of protests by students and parents, but when discussing the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the 2nd Amendment is completely skipped over.
Cons: New CRTContent and update
Grades Used: 10th 11th 12th
I'm disappointed in the changes made to Time 4 Learnings content. We are homescoolers through a local charter and have gotten approval to use Time 4 Learning and recieved full credit. Unaware that they had updated their curriculum to include Critical Race Therory this year, we have our 11th grade daughter enrolled in English, U.S. history, Spanish, and Geometry. Her two older brother's had completed these classes in the past and we were very happy with the content, not so with the CRT updates. We are now 3 weeks in, and have to rethink, and have approved by our charter a new curriculum. Very disappointed.
Cons: Platform and iterface sucks. More bugs than you can shake a stick at. Poorly responsive staff. No solutions.
Grades Used: 1-6
I've been using the Time-4-Learning curriculum for my son since his first grade. He is now in 6th. The content is decent in my opinion, but they have a lot of issues... Setting aside occasional inaccuracies in their presentation, which has confused my child about specific topics (which I have written and complained to them about), they have program glitches that will drive you crazy and even create tension with your student. For one, the activities won't check off. They claim that you have to exit the program/activity properly, then it will check off. Not true. You can follow their exit instructions and it is still hit or miss. Sometimes, the activity looks checked off, but when the kid exits the program altogether, the check marks disappear. At the end of the day, I have had to ask my son to take screen shots to show me the activity was checked off/done, so I can then go to the parent portal and manually check them off for him. It is unreal! Another example: I just updated his dates and added breaks for the balance of his 6th grade activities. The entire 6th grade "plan" (which was almost halfway done) disappeared altogether. Their platform is their weakest, and most annoying aspect of their curriculum. They need to hire real programming professionals to fix the innumerable bugs in their system.
Cons: Service
Grades Used: 7
WOULD NOT RECOMMEND! I went off of majority of reviews where parents love this program. Let my son review it and he likes it. My issue is Not with the curriculum it is with the service. My child has been working with this
Program for weeks and every time I would log in to download his reports there wasn’t any. I have personally watched him log in and complete his daily assignments and they still were not generating. Finally they did and it only showed 1 lesson he completed weeks prior. Time4learning has continually charged me for 2 months worth of “service”. I have tried contacting them multiple times without a reply or call back. When I try to cancel or suspend my service I get an error message about my account. DO NOT RECOMMEND
Cons: I Think the Content needs work
Grades Used: 2-3-4-7-8
I have used time for learning for just over a yr. For 2 girls. I have seen 2-3-4-7-8 grade curriculums which I didn't find anything that has bothered me within the teachings. The program is easy to use. However, this yr my 8th grader came to me with a few lessons in the Language Art that bothered her, that I have found alittle startling. For example, one story is about a group of elites microchipping the brain of the citizens. One man who opposes it later had it done and couldn't understand afterwards why he was so afraid of it. It proceeds to explain that those at the top controlling the hive mind utopia didn't have this implant. I found this an odd lesson, and rather dark for an impressionable young mind. While it is a story for Language Arts, and really nothing to do with education, I can't help but question the motivation behind it. My impression of some of the other stories is also not so good. Some of the stories seem geared to molding prejudices against out of the box thinkers. They can mold a child's mind to think negatively towards different groups of people beliefs. We have decided to finish out this year, but will be going a different direction for education. For younger kids I have no issues. I know many parents using it and love it, but even they were taken back by a few of the lessons I showed them, thinking maybe I was over reacting. However, I will say it teaches well, and both my girls have not minded it. My 8th grader liked this math program better then Teaching Textbooks math, but my 3 grader liked the teaching textbook better in math. Again, my only issue is we are trying to get away from the Modern day Philosophy of the Public School. So the learning technique is great, it just some of the stories they use to teach.
Cons: Monotonous, very lacking in instruction
Grades Used: 2
Used TFL for 2nd grade and found it so monotonous with the cartoon characters repeatedly! Used tons of supplements. I could only recommend as a practice
Cons: Occasional technological glitches and automated test-grading errors
Grades Used: 9th grade level for an 8th grade student
T4L was a terrific program for my 8th-grade granddaughter, but I can see how it might be problematic for some My granddaughter had been a straight-A public school student through the 7th grade, however that spring she developed some health issues that we knew would keep her from attending public school in person the next year. She is a self-starter and a highly driven, motivated student. She's also computer literate.
Most of her 8th-grade T4L curriculum consisted of 9th-grade-level high school courses. When she returned to a Virginia public high school for the 9th-grade, every one of her T4L credits except English1 and Spanish 1 transferred as high school credit without question. She received high school credit for Algebra 1, Physical Science, and US Government & Civics. When she returned to public school for the 9th grade, she was placed in Geometry (honors), Biology (honors), and World History (honors). She took English 1 (honors) and Spanish 1, breezing through both.
My granddaughter found the courses challenging but not overwhelming. She focused on the video instructions and completed all of the online lessons and tests. T4L allows students to repeat lessons or tests if they have problems, which she occasionally did. She mostly ignored the extra-practice lessons and worksheets, which she described as "busy work just like in regular school" I helped her plan her weekly schedules to which she stuck without ever falling behind. She usually started her lessons around 8 am. She took about an hour break for lunch, texting friends, browsing the internet (mostly tik-tok), and playing with her cats. Normally, she finished her schoolwork by 1:30 or 2 pm at the latest. Now and then she needed to work later, occasionally after supper or on weekends to finish up if the lessons were exceptionally long. On a very few occasions, the lectures had technology glitches that could not be fixed. Also, there were a very few questions on some tests that were bad; on some of the non-multiple choice math texts, answers would be graded as incorrect if not entered exactly in the format the system was looking for and that format would change between lessons and tests. For example, sometimes the system might require the answer to be 0.12 and at other times +0.12 and at other times .12. When technology problems cropped up, a phone call usually got them fixed them quickly or, if not, an acknowledgment that the problem was with them and not the student.
My granddaughter found an occasional math or biology lesson a little confusing. So, we purchased one supplementary text/workbook in each subject that she could consult when she didn't understand a concept as presented online. Problem solved.
Grades for lessons and tests are compiled online by T4L, and their automated forms can be used to generate grading report cards or basic transcripts. Their data can be easily transcribed in custom-made forms if you want to make them yourself.
For the most part, course-content was spot-on, although just a tad outdated in the physical science and government/civics courses. As a conservative, I was surprised that the content was basically politically neutral with perhaps only occasionally showing the very slightest liberal bias. Although slavery, race, economic systems, and politics were discussed, it was done so traditionally in both content and quantity. There was no trace of left-leaning Zinn-like revisionist history. Neither was there any trace of modern critical race theory. As a Christian, I saw no anti-Judeo-Christian nor pro-Muslim bias as one person here has complained.
However, if you are looking for a fundamentalist, Christian-focused, or Creationist-centered program, T4L is probably not for you or your children. It is religiously neutral although religion does occasionally crop up as in history lessons discussing the Founding Fathers or in Biology lessons discussing evolution.
Also, if your child is not a self-starter and relatively computer literate, this program is probably not for you or them.
Grades Used: 9
Y'all, don't sign up your children here, I repeat, don't do it! I enrolled my daughter here in the 9th grade of high school and when she returned to school in the 10th grade she had to repeat the year again because the credits were not valid, we did everything to prevent that from happening, but it was impossible, we are very disappointed with this school and I do not recommend that you enroll your children here even the classes do not teach anything and nothing makes really sense