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VIDEOTEXT HELPS THE WHOLE FAMILY EXCEL!<\/span><\/strong> We have homeschooled all six of our children from pre-school to their senior year of high school. We have used many different teaching tools with our definite favorites that have proven to be successful in our learning environment. VideoText Interactive is one of those resources that has been a no-fail curriculum for us to use. The resources that are provided with the course are so helpful while supporting the children\u2019s growth. VideoText uses instruction videos that are short (10 minutes or so) along with lessons to reinforce what was taught. We absolutely love that, for each lesson, there are plenty of problems for the children to practice what they have learned. We also appreciate having two versions of quizzes and tests in the event one of the children does not grasp the concepts as well as we thought.<\/p>\n Five of our children have completed the entire VideoText Algebra course, and have moved on through their college careers with a better understanding of math. Our children excel in math, in part due to their desire to do well, but more attributed to the VideoText curriculum we used consistently to develop their math skills at an advanced level. We have shared our appreciation of VideoText with many, and have seen great things happen for those children who have struggled with other programs. Other homeschool families have moved their children from [curriculum]\u00a0and [curriculum] to join us in using VideoText.<\/p>\n Thank you VideoText for producing a curriculum that works, is loved by parents, and easily incorporated into any homeschooling learning environment.<\/p>\n Lori W.<\/strong>, Los Angeles, CA (January 2017) VIDEOTEXT PREPARES STUDENT FOR AP CALCULUS!<\/span><\/strong> Through my years in high school, VideoText made math enjoyable and understandable! Additionally, VideoText explained concepts well and provided excellent, detailed answer keys (showing every step in the process). Mr. Collins (with the VideoText helpline) made math achievable and make sense! With the amazing help of Mr. Collins, I learned so much!! When I was ready for AP calculus, I felt prepared. Thank you for all your help through my high school years!!<\/p>\n Hailey P.<\/strong>, Hawarden, IA (November 2016)<\/em><\/p>\n VIDEOTEXT\u00a0HELPS\u00a0ELIMINATE THE DREAD!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that your math curriculum changed my daughter’s life. As a young child, it became clear to my husband and me that her spatial\/numerical abilities were the most difficult part of learning for her. Follow that with years of math-related tears. \u00a0I’m sure the same scenario has played out in many homes across America, but it certainly leaves a child with a sense of dread as higher-level math approaches. \u00a0Then I saw Mr. Clark at the FPEA Homeschool Convention in Orlando, FL three years ago and immediately realized that I needed to try the VideoText program with her. \u00a0In just that one session, Mr. Clark helped math make more sense to me, a self-described “math lemming” who always followed directions but never knew what was going on. \u00a0I hoped he could do the same for my kid. \u00a0And he has!! \u00a0I just wish you could see my daughter smile. \u00a0I never thought I’d see the day where Algebra brought a smile to her face, but thanks to your program, that day has come. \u00a0She literally looked at me this morning, after a year of VideoText Algebra, and said, “Mom, now there is not one school subject that I dread. I can actually do Algebra!!” \u00a0It has been a glorious year, and I couldn’t be more grateful. \u00a0God bless you all! VIDEOTEXT PREPARES STUDENT FOR COLLEGE PRE-CALCULUS!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n My son used Video Text Interactive for Algebra and Geometry and did exceptionally well! He went on to take Pre-Calculus at a community college and received an A! I am now planning on using the Algebra program for my girls.<\/p>\n Emma H.<\/strong>, Middlegrove, NY (September 2015)<\/em><\/p>\n VIDEOTEXT HELPS CANADIAN FAMILY TRANSITION FROM HOMESCHOOLING!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n This Canadian family loves Videotext Interactive! A family member who teaches high school math is impressed with our boys knowledge and understanding of math and their ability to speak the language of math at a level above most high school students. Our boys will all do grade 11 and 12 at an Ontario secondary school after years of homeschooling. We were not sure where we would be since the method of teaching is different. Thanks to Videotext they will have no problems! Our oldest who has finished Gr. 11, received a 98% in Grade 11 University Functions class! Thanks!!<\/p>\n Heather M.<\/strong>, Windsor, ON (December 2013)<\/em><\/p>\n Dear Mr. Clark,<\/p>\n \u2026.. I was one of the students who finished your geometry program \u2026.. You really do\u00a0an excellent job of making a truly versatile program that works for all types of math\u00a0students.\u00a0I am a strong math student, and I feel your program is far superior \u2026.. I was well\u00a0prepared for the SAT and was able to get a 770 in the math section.\u00a0Since I wanted to go to college for mechanical engineering, I felt encouraged when\u00a0I saw the score. I was accepted to top engineering schools such as Rose-Hulman,\u00a0though I decided to save money, and go to Penn State University. It’s very well ranked,\u00a0but still relatively inexpensive, especially with the scholarships I get from the honors\u00a0program.<\/p>\n My opinion of the VideoText program was reinforced when I was tutoring a homeschool\u00a0student in Algebra 1. The student was using \u2026.. math and some of the exercises\u00a0the program required were completely ridiculous. One of the most memorable was a\u00a0problem asking the student to convert between two units using 12 separate steps.\u00a0Using the principles I learned in VideoText Algebra, I was able to help the student catch\u00a0up on his math skills. I also recommended that his family buy VideoText Algebra for\u00a0the next school year. They took me up on the suggestion and will be using VideoText\u00a0Algebra for the next school year.<\/p>\n Once again, I would like to thank you for all the thought and work you put into the\u00a0VideoText programs. It is far superior to any other homeschooling program I am aware\u00a0of, and I feel it has left me well-prepared for my college career.<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Cody<\/strong>, Kirkwood,\u00a0PA<\/em><\/p>\n I have been home schooling for 12 years and VideoText is hands down the best investment we have ever made! \u00a0I have one special needs learner and another learner I thought would struggle with Algebra. Not so. As with any subject, we had some hills to climb but VideoText is only a phone call away. One of the major benefits of VideoText is the help line. Larry Collins and Tom Clark are two of the most patient, helpful, friendly gentlemen, and my kids and I extol their praises all the time. Both my son and daughter have been given the choice of changing to a different product that has been widely endorsed over the last couple of years, and were absolutely resolute that they loved VT and begged me to not change. As for me, I was terrified at the prospect of teaching upper grade math as I know my weaknesses. VideoText has made it so easy for me. Any time another homeschool mom asks for my recommendations I sell them on VideoText!\u00a0 I even let them borrow it for a test drive, but do not plan to sell any of my modules as both my kids said, “Mom keep it because it might come in handy for refreshers for college classes.\u201d Thank you, thank you, thank you!<\/p>\n Sandra M.<\/strong>, San Bernardino, CA<\/em><\/p>\n We home school our five children and when our oldest (now 14) was ready for Algebra, I looked into several possible programs.\u00a0 We had been using a common spiral approach math program and I was concerned that it would be difficult for him to continue in that method while learning algebra.\u00a0 I struggled through algebra in high school myself so I was concerned about not being able to help him.<\/p>\n We chose the VideoText program because of the straightforward mastery approach, the well-done videos, the review built-in to all the quizzes and tests, and the thorough solutions manual.\u00a0 My son worked through the program over the course of two years with no problems making mostly A’s and B’s on his tests.\u00a0 When he struggled at different points, he could restudy, and there were more problems, quizzes and tests he could go back and retake.\u00a0 He is now finishing up the last few lessons and is looking forward to getting started in the geometry program!\u00a0 My daughter, age 13, who is a more reluctant math student, is proceeding through module A with confidence.\u00a0 Also, I am now really learning the concepts of algebra, and after seeing 5 kids through it I’ll probably know it well enough to teach it!<\/p>\n Thank you for providing such a clear, comprehensive and enjoyable program.\u00a0 What I feared most about upper-level learning is no longer a fear!<\/p>\n Robyn I.<\/strong>, St. Augustine, FL<\/em><\/p>\n We LOVE VideoText!!!\u00a0 I bought all of the Algebra modules and have three children working on different levels and they all love it!!!\u00a0 Over the past four years I have bought and tried six different math curriculums and trudged through with tears, tantrums, and terrors!!\u00a0 (It is not pretty to see a tenth grader throw a two year old tantrum!!\u00a0 Nor is it much fun to stay up until two in the morning trying to stay one step ahead of that tenth grader so we could avoid the two year old temper tantrum fiasco!!)<\/p>\n Enter VideoText!!!\u00a0 Even my now eleventh grader decided to take Algebra II over when he saw the success and understanding that his two sisters were receiving when they began VideoText this year!\u00a0 The light bulb has turned on for him and he is flying throughout the curriculum!!\u00a0 It is not uncommon for him to spend four hours a day buzzing through each module!\u00a0 He has set a goal to begin the Geometry\/Trig modules in January!!\u00a0 I had considered slowing my two younger children down in the math department since we have had such a hard time (I am an English teacher and math is not my cup of tea!!).\u00a0 However, with VideoText to the rescue, both I and my eleven year old are excited to begin the VideoText Algebra Modules as early as next year if not earlier!!\u00a0 And I am sure that the younger ones will follow suit!<\/p>\n Thank you for providing such a wonderful tool for Home School families who want to provide their children with a quality education that exceeds the public school!!\u00a0 My father has been a public school educator for the last twenty years, teaching advanced and upper level math, and he was really excited to see your program.\u00a0 He especially appreciated how your curriculum explains each step in each problem so there is no question as to how you arrived at a certain step in each math problem!!\u00a0 From start to finish there is an explanation if you need it!!<\/p>\n Just so you know, I have been telling EVERYONE I know just how much we are loving VIDEOTEXT!!\u00a0 I have had several moms stop by our home so that I could show them how easy it is, and my\u00a0children are quick to chime in to encourage their friends that math does not have to be hard or boring!!\u00a0\u00a0 Thank you!\u00a0\u00a0 Thank you!!\u00a0\u00a0 Thank you!!<\/p>\n Kellie S.,<\/strong> Scottsboro, AL<\/em><\/p>\n I have been using VideoText going on four years. When I started the series I was horrible at math to say the least. The public school had done little to further my true understanding of math. After a year of completely following the series, I felt the best I had ever about math. It was my least favorite subject, but it became my favorite. The next year, at 13 years old, I took the SATs and got an exceptional score on my math portion. The next year I applied for a University, and they were well aware of the levels of VideoText. The fist class I took was a math class, at age 14, in a college, and I got one of the highest scores of my class. VideoText has been a God-send, and I feel that, without it,\u00a0I may not have had as true of an understanding of algebraic concepts as I now do.\u00a0 I am currently on Module “E” of Algebra and plan to continue.<\/p>\n \u00a0J. Calloway<\/strong>, Royal Palm Beach, FL<\/em><\/p>\n Module A was a breakthrough for my 16 and 14 year olds in really understanding the language of Mathematics!<\/p>\n Laurie J<\/strong>., Shaker Heights, OH<\/em><\/p>\n We have completed the entire Algebra course and are just finishing up Module D of the Geometry.\u00a0 I can\u2019t thank you enough for providing such excellent instruction.\u00a0 Although my daughter was always an \u201cA\u201d student in math, I didn\u2019t feel that she had conceptual knowledge of the different topics.\u00a0 Although she could complete any page of the other program we used, she was not able to apply that knowledge to the real world.\u00a0 Now, she truly understands the concepts, and knows the \u201cwhys\u201d behind the formulas.\u00a0 She no longer has to rely on her memory of the formulas; instead she knows how to reason out each situation.\u00a0 This is what I call \u201cTrue Learning.\u201d\u00a0 Thanks!<\/p>\n Mary H.,<\/strong> Harrisonville, MO<\/em><\/p>\n We had been using Saxon for 3 years when my 15 year old had her melt down last year.\u00a0 It took until mid-August to finish, and we skipped the last 3 tests!\u00a0 We switched to VideoText and she loves it.
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\nMeeghan D.<\/strong>, Orlando, FL (June 2016)
\n<\/em><\/p>\nENGINEERING STUDENT SAYS VIDEOTEXT IS FAR SUPERIOR!<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
12 YEAR HOMESCHOOL VETERAN SAYS VIDEOTEXT IS BEST INVESTMENT!<\/b><\/h4>\n
UPPER LEVEL MATH IS NO LONGER A FEAR!<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
TEARS, TANTRUMS, AND TERRORS ARE GONE!<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
14 YEAR OLD TAKES COLLEGE MATH CLASS!
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TRUE LEARNING!
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nALGEBRA MELTDOWN!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\nKathy C., <\/b>DE<\/em><\/p>\n