Student, Parent & Teacher Reviews & Feedback

Student Testimonials

"The brainology program was very useful because it taught me a lot about my brain and how it works so that i now can apply that knowledge to my academic education."
 – Sarah, 6th grade

"If you want to remember things for tests, make everything easier and more fun and interesting, go to Brainology! You will learn all you ever wanted to know – and didn’t even know you wanted to know – about the brain!"
 – Meira, 7th grade

"It will totally help me out, especially the part about working long term and short term memory."
 – Dillard, 7th grade

"Every student in the United States should learn about this."
 – Greg, 9th grade

"The program was fun. I've learned new things in a funny way. All those things will help me in all kinds of thinking, like learning for school or playing chess in weekend."
 – Marcella, 4th grade

"I loved it. I would recomend it to all ages. I think that it definatly helped me. I learned sooooo much. If there was a Brainology 2, I will gladly do it. Thank you."
 – Alexis, 6th grade

"I think this is a life changing program that will help many people. I learned countless things, had a fun time, and stored many things in my long term memory. This will defenantly help, I will be a much better student"
 – Chris, 6th grade

"It was a good experience to learn about the brain. I learned how to handle stress and keep memory."
 – Jon, 6th grade

"I first thought brainology was going to be boring and have lots of reading. It is very colorful, exciting and fun. I enjoyed using it"
 – Pete, 6th grade

"I thought the Brainology program was fun and interesting, and had subjects kids could relate to. I've found ways to remember what I've learned in school and what to do in order to help my brain function and learn WAY better! think Brainology will help me a lot in school"
 – Marian, 6th grade

"Wow, I loved Brainology. It was a lot of fun working to try to complete the challenge. I think it will help me through out life. It realy helped me learn about the brain and how it works"
 – Amanda, 6th grade

"yes i think this will help me and i will remember these facts in my long term memery box. Brainology Rocks!!"
 – Kusha, 6th grade

"i really enjoyed this program it has helped me in so in so many ways because i have used these skills i learned from this program and now i have A's and B's in all my classes and befor i had all F's with a very low gpa now i have a 3.14 gpa passing all of my classes"
 – Markeec, 9th grade

Parent Testimonials

Do you have any observations on the impact of the Brainology® program on your children? Do you think the lessons learned in the Brainology® Program will help them?

"N's school work this semester so far has been, on the whole, substantially better than in previous years. In particular, she is paying much better attention to the questions asked – she previously had major problems with tests that were essentially reading comprehension, because she just could not stop and read the question and then the facts. This year, she's got them! While I wouldn't attribute the entire change to Brainology, it's clear to me, my husband, and N. that Brainology has helped her substantially and improved her confidence that she can learn."
 – Jo Ann, Parent, France

"She learned that she’s not just smart – all those hours she spends studying really are helping her remember material. She now understands that “smart” is not just something she was born with – it’s something she’s been working on her whole life but didn’t know it."
 – Jennifer, Parent, New York, USA

Are you glad that you obtained the Brainology® program and had your students go through it? Why or why not?

"Definitely. for one thing, she believes the things you tell her when she hasn't believed me when i've been saying them for years (eg, say things out loud while writing them for languages/conjugations, etc, and concentrate on one thing at a time). She's found it fun, has been enthusiastic about doing it, talks about what's learned, asks questions about it, etc."
 – Jo Ann, Parent, France

"I’m thrilled! We sat together and did the program. We both learned a lot. And I see how it will help me with my other children too – reinforcing their need to be active learners and not just expect the information to get in their memories on its own."
 – Jennifer, Parent, New York, USA

"Sebastian absolutely loved the program! He couldn't wait to learn more about his brain and really wanted to continue when he had completed the program. He has been talking about how he knows how to use his brain now and calm himself down and learn things that might be difficult. He explained to me how to use "square breathing" to calm myself down. Sebastian learned a great deal and loved the process. He is only 7 years old, so I had to type in his e-journal as he dictated, other than that I did not have to help him. I think other 7 year olds would be capable of benefiting from brainology if they can read and a parent doesn't mind typing in the e-journal."
 – Valencia, Parent, Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Teacher Testimonials

"Brainology teaches kids basic neuroscience to help them learn what may be the ultimate lesson: We’re not limited by what we already know, because we can grow our intelligence!"
 – Rebecca Zook, from Zook Tutoring

"Brainology is a program that helps every student, even those who doubt their abilities, understand that they too can have great success if they work really hard"
 – Craig Cetrulo, middle school teacher, New York, NY

"It gets them to understand how the neurons actually work to build connections in the brain every time they learn something new, and then they actually define what learning is"
 – LaNolia Omowanile, middle school principal, New York, NY

Do you have any observations on the impact of the Brainology® Program on your students? Do you think the lessons learned in the Brainology® Program will help them?

"The best word I can think of to describe its effects is empowering. It allows students to know that they are in control of their brains and learning -- and it's not based on the “cards they are dealt.” "
 – Sue, 8th & 9th grade teacher, Minnesota, USA

"YES I truly believe that this has helped. The students are self reporting that their grades have raised and that the strategies that Brainology teaches them are helping. They report that they imagine their dendrites growing :-) They talk about needing to never give up. The relationships I have with these students are stronger than any I have ever had (not including coaching) and I attribute it to my work with them in this realm."
 – Emily, 9th & 10th grade teacher, California, USA

"I find students using the content/process vocabulary of Brainology in their academic and social interactions. They have also generalized the lessons to help with dealing with stress and sustain problem solving during high-stakes test. Brainology does a wonderful job with addressing both the cognitive and emotional components of brain structure and function."
 – Manuel, High School Psychologist, California, USA

"I really do think that it made them consider their own roles in their success, as well as how to improve their success. It allowed students to be proactive about their learning. They could point to what they did try and what they didn't as they sorted through how they learned, and what worked for them. They tried new study skills and explained why the skills worked or didn't in terms of the vocabulary introduced... It really helped us grow in our understanding of the students' challenges as well as our own development."
 – Suzanne, High School Math Teacher, California, USA

"Response so far has been very good from students they all enjoyed it and expressed the opinion that it was and will be useful to them."
 – Rayner, 5th & 6th grade Teacher, Brisbane, Australia

Are you glad that you obtained the Brainology® Program and had your students go through it? Why or why not?

"Most certainly. I think that the lessons in brainology are compelling and help any person at any stage of life, but especially teens as they do not know what is “normal” and what is not. The program helps them with emotions, learning, stress, and motivation. It changes ones concept of what talent is. Turns out - it's hard work!"
 – Emily, 9th & 10th grade teacher, California, USA

"Yes. The interactive format combined with pre-teaching and post-review, with boosters dramatically increases not only attention but also retrieval. As a consequence I have found students to be more willing to take risks and support others. The change in attitude is contagious for teachers as well."
 – Manuel, High School Psychologist, California, USA

"Absolutely. For the past several years, we have been teaching our students about the brain at the beginning of the year for the purpose of empowerment. However, the delivery of similar (yet more in-depth) information through Brainology is straight-forward, informative, and appealing to kids. I think the plan to have them go through each level and then discuss it as a class is a good one. That way the lessons are reinforced through another channel."
 – Sue, 8th & 9th grade teacher, Minnesota, USA

"Yes, because it helps them to understand that they have more control over their own minds than previously thought. They have shown some signs of progress by their pre and post tests in the program."
 – Pete, High School Education Specialist, Nevada, USA

"Yes, very glad because it ties in with the philosophy of the school and teachers"
 – Rayner,5th & 6th grade Teacher, Brisbane, Australia