Has Anyone Tried Geniebook for P3?
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For which subject?
Geniebook is more established and I see a lot of advertising and sponsored posts by them. But they can be quite expensive and the courses are targeting the above average learner.
Their chief competitor would be OneSanta https://www.onesanta.net/. Downside is that it is only available for english and math.
Perhaps you could sign up trials for both and see which one suits your child better. -
Hi mummyof3angels,
Thank you for your reply. Was thinking of maths. thanks for recommending OneSanta. will also take a look at that. -
Geniebook is an online learning tool for students to learn at their own speed and attempt exercise modules. The idea sounds good and the sales team is well-oiled to close the sales and they are rewarded with sales commission. They are able to convince you by pressing all the parents’ pain points (how to motivate child to proactively do exercise, minimal supervision, real time tracking of performance and work, flexible learning hours, etc).
I am parent of PSLE student, and we subscribed for Geniebook end of 2022 hoping that this would work well. The initial hesitation was that subscription had to be for the entire year up to end of December, even though PSLE ends in early October. We also worry that the module may not be effective closer to exam as those modules are bite sized. But the sales person was very sincere and convincing to alleviate our worries by saying subscription can be suspended flexibly, and can be utilised in the future. We also floated the idea of the younger sibling utilising the subscription after PSLE ends. In the end, we went ahead and spend a couple thousand dollar
8 months down the road, we find that Geniebook module is good for basic understanding as the worksheets are bite sized, and the format is close but not PSLE style entirely. The only noticeable ‘AI’ element is that app would recognise mistakes in the worksheet and repeat the same questions if you would like to attempt another exercise module again. There is no ‘AI’ element in providing answers or replying questions. There are lots of stats provided about your child’s performance though. There are channels/chatroom for students to ask questions but it is normally answered a few days later. This is hard if you would like to clarify or discuss. Some open ended worksheets are marked rather slowly after a few days. One of their selling point is the app is able to motivate students to keep attempting the worksheets to earn ‘bubble points’. The gamification of this element is quite good, but the modules are not comprehensive and robust enough for PSLE.
Your kid needs to be quite disciplined to do this. Parents would need to spend time to review with the child. If you think you can leave it to the child as the answers and explanation are stated there, you are wrong. It is a tool to help you with some basic skills and understanding. Due to these factors, coupled with heavy homework assigned by school as it now gets closer to PSLE, we decided to approach Geniebook for suspension of subscription.
Guess what? Apparently the maximum suspension is 60 days. The reason given is ‘system issue’, or ‘it is not in contract and we are not obliged to give you suspension’. Even if we decide to use Geniebook up to PSLE date, we will still have subscription running without utilisation unless your kid wants to continue doing Geniebook exercise after PSLE. So all the previous sales pitch are all empty talk. It is almost like a scam to maximise subscription period even as they expect minimal utilisation after exam, and giving you ideas that you can suspend and use it later.
AVOID GENIEBOOK:
1) not PSLE format, only good for basic understanding. Lack of Q&A channels that are fast enough for clarification/discussion
2) too much gamification focused on earning points and redeem gifts but the modules not robust enough.
3) misleading you in a sense that you can suspend subscription for future use, but in reality there are 3 months from Oct-Dec after PSLE ends where you dont utilise it. Beware of sales pitch, they will come to your house.
4) Geniebook cant solve your pain points, it is just a gamified exercise module.
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