Community reviews for FutureSmart

It’s a cute concept, but so cumbersome. You have to click and read over and over and over for 40 min at a time. The vocabulary used was far too mature as were several of the concepts. I could see this being used with older hs students, but def not 12 yr olds. It asks questions about investing one year before retirement, talks about revenue, and other more topics that are just far too advanced for the age. My 12 yr old found it boring and honestly a lot of it was a waste of his time because he won’t be able to recall this information in 10-20 years when much of it will be useful. I could see a teacher using parts of it on the smart board while teaching to the class, but never left as student based work. The checking/debit/credit card lesson was great for the age that this is advertised for., but overall I would not use the majority of it until much later in hs.

I use this with every 7th grade class that comes through. I get complements from parents thanking me for exposing the students to this type of learning as it is real life yet still applicable to a 7th grader. I like that all the learning takes place within the module and the kids are motivated to do it. I assign one section and they do two or three just because they like it. The applied math and problem solving skills are higher level and challenge without frustrating my students. I do Vault in 6th grade and Financial Literacy in 8th grade Everfi has a varied of lessons that can be done in other classroom. Love their curriculum.