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1) What is RADICE?

RADICE, a company focused in Research and Development in Core Education. It is financed by a group of US based NRIs, and all products and services are focused in English and Math areas. Our research department is focused in the development of education materials, all staff members in the research department have masters or higher degrees. Our advisory board consists of retired teachers and professors.

2) Math Companion Overview

Math Companion is a supplemental Math education program targeted primarily on CBSE high school students. Math Companion is suitable for students at all levels and it will enable each student to achieve their maximum potential.

Success of math depends on mainly two factors: speed and accuracy. This is a continuous improvement process, our Math companion provides enough math problems for students to practice and improve their speed and accuracy from their current levels.

Avoid repetition: Most of the students will lose focus if the problems from their school text books are repeated in their tutoring program. So Math Companion provides new set of problems to make our supplemental math education more interesting.

Based on CBSE syllabus: Math Companion will cover all topics based on CBSE syllabus. So it is beneficial for students to score higher marks at school, it is not an extra overhead for students.

Enable each student to advance at their own pace. There is no peer pressure; each student is allowed to take their own time to complete their course work. Our One-to-One based communication channels with each student will encourage students to ask questions and learn at their own pace without peer pressure.

Math Forum: This will allow students to ask questions to our Math tutors, and we post all good questions on-line. This will also provide a forum to share questions with students from other schools, and view questions and comments from other students.

3) What is the course?

8th grade:

Our Math companion for 8th grade include :

9th grade:

Our Math companion for 9th grade includes:

10th grade:

Our Math companion for 10th grade includes:

4) Comparison

Our package includes several components and solutions to text problems is only one of the components. We provide 16 printed books + one Question Bank in 8th grade, 30 printed books + one Question Bank for 9th grade and 30 printed books + three Question Banks in 10th grade. Our fee includes all delivering books at home, resources required to evaluate your answers, prepaid envelopes. Also we provide project works, puzzles to keep math learning attractive.

5) My child is already scoring 100% in math test at school. What additional benefits my child will have if I subscribe to Math Companion?

Good to hear that your child is already scoring 100% marks. Your child is very gifted and highly talented. Your child is above his or her peers at school. So it is very important to nurture his talent and keep him motivated. Our Math companion provides more challenging problems specifically targeted for students like your child. We also include challenging project works and introduce advanced topics to him. Math companion provides “Star problems”, and such problems are very suitable for gifted students.

6) My child is already scoring above 60-80% marks at schools. What additional benefits my child will have if I subscribe to Math Companion ?

Students who score more than 60% are generally strong in core math concepts. Speed and accuracy are two critical factors in scoring high marks. Your child can score high marks if he or she improves their speed and accuracy. The proven method to improve speed and accuracy is “more and more practice”. Our study materials include several questions in each chapter from very simple level to highly complex levels. Our Math Companion will help your child to score even higher marks and enable him or her to move into the next level in their math education.

7) My child is already scoring above 40-60% marks at schools. What additional benefits my child will have if I subscribe to Math Companion?

Students in this category need to improve their understanding on some of the math core concepts and they also needs to practice some of the well established math procedures. Students can very easily score more than 60% of marks if they master some of the common procedures to find solution to standard math problems. Students can easily score more than 60% marks if they master most of the well established math procedures in their syllabus. Math companion can help your child to improve their understanding on core concepts. We also provide very detailed step by step instructions on important math procedures. Our innovative template approach will enable students to master complicated math procedures very easily.

8) Do you provide tuition or contact classes as part of Math Companion?

Our package is a self learning package and it does not require any additional help. We provide very detailed step-by-step instructions; our teachers will evaluate all your assignments and provide detailed feedback. You can take help from our branch office. In our view based on your students mark, you don’t need any help from our branch office.

9) How can we trust you?

Our company has made significant investments in creation and promotion of Math companion. We have our own building in Angamally, and branches in Trichur and Kottayam. We have students from approximately 40 CBSE schools.

10) What is the current level of enrollment?

We have students from approximately 40 schools

11) How will your Math Companion provide benefits similar to daily tuition class?

Our Math Companion provides several additional benefits compared to daily tuition classes. Tuition centers and schools use the same text books and same set of problems. Our Math Companion provides very simple self-study materials for each chapter and each chapter contains math problems different from their school text book. This approach avoids repetition and makes math learning more interesting. Private tutors do not provide any additional materials. Math Companion provides additional study materials prepared by a team of well qualified math experts. Private tutors do not have time and resource to evaluate all individual answers and provide detailed feedback. Math Companion cost also includes cost to evaluate all assignments and to provide detailed feedback. Most of the private tutors charge 400-600 per month, and our course is offered at a lower price.

12) How can you compare daily tuition classes with Math Companion?

Criteria

Private Tutor

Math Companion

Additional study materials

No, school text book is strictly followed in most of the tuition centers

YES. Provides additional study materials for each chapter with several new problems.

Additional type of questions

No

YES, Provides several new multiple choice questions

Detailed evaluation of all assignments

Sometimes

YES, RADICE staff will evaluate all assignments and provide detailed feedback.

Text Problems

Some problems are discussed

All text problems are solved and provided in print format for 9th and 10th grade students

One-to-One focus

Sometimes

Always. We provide questions suitable for all levels of students. Our staff will individually evaluate all answers and provide detailed feedback.

Focused on scoring high marks at school

YES

YES

Repetitions

YES. Private tutors uses same text as in school

NO

Project work and Puzzles

No

YES

Cost

400 – 600 per month

75-130 per month


13) Does your Math Companion add any extra work for my child ?

No, Math Companion will not add any extra work for your child. Your child needs to spend maximum of 1.5 to 2.5 hours weekly at his or her convenient time from the comfort of your home. Our materials are strictly based on CBSE curriculum and our practice problems will improve your child’s speed and accuracy and enable them to score high marks at school.

14) Some of the students are lazy. How does self-study be effective for such students?

We are not leaving the students by themselves; our staff will continuously monitor their progress and also provide regular feedback to parents. It is very easy to help students if we identify their problems early.

15) Some of the schools provide special classes on Saturday? So how will such students attend Math Companion?

It is very good if schools are providing special classes on weekends. Their classes will enable students to understand core concepts more thoroughly. You child can score even higher marks if you use our Math Companion and improve their speed and accuracy in solving problems. Our supplemental education program will help your child to handle advanced and complex problems.

16) Did you consult with his/her teacher?

We have consulted with math teachers from several CBSE schools. Students and techers from more than 40 schools are already collaborating with Math Companion Supplemental Education program.

17) How did you receive our contact information?

We have arrangements with several marketing agencies and agents, and we receive CBSE students details from them.

18) Classrooms are so far from here. So how will we attend classrooms at RADICE branches?

This is a self-directed study material. It does not require any need to attend classes. All our materials contains simple explanations and easy to follow instructions. RADICE staff will evaluate all your answers and provide detailed feedback.