Kumon Math and Reading Center of Dallas – Park Cities

I evaluated this program for my 4 year old son, and was extremely disappointed. While the Director of the program may be passionate and intelligent in her own right, she is a poor communicator and listener.
The initial information session I attended — along with another interested parent — was excruciatingly painful. None of our questions were answered. It was just continually drilled into us how basic math problems were the foundation of everything else. Literally, there was a sheet of paper that was pushed in front of us, and we were shown repeatedly how learning the first set of problems was fundamental to success with the later sets. I imagine that what’s being in the Kumon program would feel like — and it didn’t feel good. I wouldn’t want to inflict that kind of pain on my worst enemy.
I struggled to get a word in edgewise, and the other parent and I both awkwardly tried to escape ourselves from the situation. We both agreed after leaving that it was borderline certifiable, and the furthest thing from what we expected. It actually took me a while to recover from the shock, and my lasting thought/​hope is that others considering the program are able to distinguish between its Chinese director and it being a good educational experience for your child.
Unless you’re merely looking to allieve your parental conscience by putting your child in what’s considered an educational after school program, I would not recommend signing up for this Kumon program based on my experience. Instead, just buy the Kumon exercise books [from Barnes & Noble or Amazon] and do a few pages with your child every day or a few days a week. That’s what we ended up doing, and it’s been fantastic.