Sylvan Learning of Brooklyn

My daughter has always been a straight A student but due to some changes her grades were going down. Sarah started Sylvan on Tuesday 2÷04÷15 and by Friday she improved by two full grades. Sarah is happier and is enjoying her schoolwork. Her spark is back and looks forward to going to Sylvan. Everyone is so nice and Sarah says she feels happy and all the teachers are always willing to help her when she doesn’t understand. Sarah’s grades continue to improve and it’s amazing to know that my daughter started a week ago and her grades have improved already. Thank you Sylvan for helping my daughter academically and also boosting her self esteem once again.

I’ve been with Sylvan learning in Sheepshead Bay for many years now. My children loves going there because they make learning fun and the interaction with the staffs are delightful. The ratio for one tutor is 3 – 4 children which can help each child needs. My daughter have been to other tutoring centers and all she would do is cry because they weren’t helping her instead they expected my child to learn on her own with 15 – 20 other children in a classroom with one teacher. Now every weekends she looks forward to going to sylvan and at the end of the session she would go to the store, which is a reward system and they can earn tokens.
My son is in 7^th grade now, I’m not expecting my son to be a genius or a 100 on every test but I know for his age they are under a lot of pressure in school and I’ve tried private tutor at home, that was a complete waste of money because he wasn’t able to focus. My son first went to sylvan about 3 years ago. I looked at his state wide results last year and saw he made progress. It could’ve been my son who mature and picked up things quicker but I believe it’s all about who he can communicate with and if that person have patience. That’s why at the end I chose sylvan learning center.

The employees there are pleasant; they do try to make learning enjoyable. I have found that Sylvan might be OK to help a child improve in a particular subject, but it seems they do not have much of a clue as far as test preparation. They do not teach the children strategies in test taking such as preparing for the SAT or for a Regents examination.
Further, they seem to be out of touch with how my child was doing. They told me my child was doing well in a subject and had great confidence he would do well on a critical upcoming NYS examination. Imagine my shock and displeasure when my child failed! Sylvan refused to refund my money, and suddenly came up with all sorts of excuses as if they never had told me he was doing well.
I believe they are OK as far as homework help or as a supplement to classwork. But I would not waste my money here for SAT prep, Regents prep, prep for state exams, etc.

First of all, they lied to me on the phone about the pricing. I was told my child’s tuition won’t cost me more than $ 250 a month. What they omitted was that $ 250 is the monthly amount IF BROKEN INTO INSTALLMENTS. Then I faced the actual price — $ 72+ per hour, the minimum of 2 hours per week. If I bought less than 50 hours, it’d be $ 75 per hour. Compare this to about $ 50 for private tutoring in Brooklyn, NY. Throughout the 4 months of studying, my son has been complaining that it was a waste of time and that he was taught stuff a way below his actual level. There has been no improvement in his school grades. What pushed me to leave the appropriate reviews about Sylvan is that they refused to provide me with the tax id (EIN) number, so I’ve been unable to write off such a huge amount of money. You’ll be better off finding a private tutor.