Big announcement - ALEKS got extended

[cookderosa]

I'm really happy to see it back since to me it is the best way to learn math. Particularly for people who struggle with math. I need to refresh my math anyway to prep for stats, so I'm considering taking Intermediate Algebra for an extra GenEd elective and maybe giving one of the stats courses another go.

I did not think it was the best way to learn math at all, I think it's hard, especially for someone who might not learn visually - that's where a Khan Academy or Study.com comes in (and I prefer Khan as it's free, to actually learn the material).

But it's certainly nice to not have timed tests, and to be able to work on it from home to get college credit.

Agreed. My oldest son did ALEKS as his math curriculum (followed by college credit) and he did a full 10 month subscription for each class- basically, his ACE transcript has 1 class per year for 5 years. That said, I don't think he's very good at math in that he can *do* it but doesn't have intuition or love for it. The precal class was his last/highest and it was about the top of what he could handle. We went to Khan at that point, but as you know, ALEKS is a little unique in their teaching /format, and he was getting confused at that point - I think probably because he had a lot of gaps in his learning, but that's just my guess. When I needed Stats, I started with ALEKS but switched to Khan. IF I were doing this all over again, I would learn the subject on my own, and then go in and take their tests all in one month. If you can DIY the precal material, you can really go in and swoop them all up for $20. Learning, in my opinion, was kinda clunky. This is still a steal- I second the recommendation: run fast and get these credits asap!
PS Though I haven't used it, I have heard they have textbooks now.