Gideon Math and Reading Central Frisco

Gideon is an academic program designed to improve reading and/​or mathematics. It is structured around daily activities in workbooks which are designed to challenge students with progressive difficulty. Daily work is intended to be supervised/​coached by parents and students meet two times per week with instructors at the Gideon facility.
I have three young children – ages 6, 5 and 5 (twin boys). All currently enrolled in both reading and math; we’ve been here for four months. My six year old just completed kindergarten in a public school and the twins just completed pre-​k in a well-​known private school. These schools are rated excellent. I’ve had my children in several other academic programs over the last three years similar to Gideon.
With the background established, you might be wondering about the need for an extracurricular program for reading and math since my children are already in great schools. It’s been my observation that public school has placed a lot of emphasis on socialization as opposed to academics. The private school we attend is focused on hands on work. Gideon offers pure academic focus which improves the students ability to perform work and perform work under to specific standards – mastery is assessed weekly and students move on or repeat.
The results of this program have been excellent. Not only have my children improved their understanding of reading and math; I’ve also observed a increased confidence in their social interactions and interest in applying the math they learn.
I feel like this program in closing the delta between what my children should be learning at this age and what they are receiving at school. Public school cirriculum seems very unorganized with random handouts with lesson plans all over the place. My daughter – public kindergarten – was learning elements of algebra along with basic arithmetic concepts. (??)
There is a focus on results at Gideon, and I find the program much more focused on coaching a child to master basic operations than the other academic programs in which I’ve had my children. It is also very progressive and the curriculum is very strongly locked together.
The owner of this location, Aarti Dewan, is great. She has a background in both public and private education, so she knows what is being taught in schools and what is not. She is always busy running the center, but she will always take time to say hi and always seems to be in a great mood. When time permits (about once a week), she will also spends a few extra minutes discussing my children’s progress – focal areas, the kid’s personalities and so on. She is immediately very likable and naturally very funny but also focused and intense. It was her personality more than anything that convinced me to sign up and I am quite happy with my decision.
The rest of the staff at Gideon Central Frisco are very nice and polite. I think Gideon trains children all the way into high school, so it’s not a preK-​elementary program only. I’ve found the older students here very polite.
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