Time4Learning vs Miacademy
The main differences
Both are online curricula the child works through at their own pace, with videos, interactive practice, automatic grading and parent reports. Time4Learning runs from pre-K to 12th grade and sells a membership per grade of four core courses, and it says how much parent time each age needs. Miacademy covers kindergarten to 8th grade, opens every course at every level with one subscription, and sends high school to its separate MiaPrep. Monthly, Time4Learning was $39.95 and Miacademy $48; yearly, about $335 and $480.
| Time4Learning | Miacademy | |
|---|---|---|
| Subjects | All subjects: math, reading and phonics, language arts, science and history and geography | All subjects: math, reading and phonics, language arts, science and history and geography |
| Grades | Pre-K to 12th grade | Kindergarten to 8th grade |
| Method | Traditional | Traditional |
| Format | On screen | On screen |
| Faith label | Secular | Secular |
| Cost a year | $335.52. 3rd grade membership (four courses) for one student: $39.95 a month, which is $479.40 for 12 months. The annual plan is shown as $27.96 a month (30% off), about $335.52 for the year. A second student is 10% off. | $480. $48 a month per student, which is $576 for 12 months; the one-year plan is $480 per student, and the first month of a monthly plan is $1.99. A lifetime plan is $1,120 per student. |
| Placement | How to choose a grade level (FAQ) ↗ | None on the publisher's site |
| Parent time | The publisher says parents may spend 1 to 2 hours a day guiding kindergarten to 2nd grade, 30 minutes to 1 hour a day for 3rd to 8th grade, and 15 to 30 minutes a day in high school. | Not stated by the publisher |
| It fits | A family that wants the child to learn mostly on screen at their own pace, with grading and progress reports handled by the program. | A family that wants the child to work through all subjects on screen at their own pace, with grading and attendance reports kept for them. |
| It doesn't fit | A family that wants to keep screen time low, or that needs an accredited school with teachers, grades on a transcript and a diploma. | A family that wants to keep screen time low, or that wants high school in the same subscription. |
Time4Learning
Time4Learning is an online curriculum for pre-K to 12th grade that the child works through on a computer at their own pace. Lessons mix recorded video instruction, interactive activities, quizzes and printable worksheets, and the program grades the work and keeps progress reports for the parent. A monthly membership for one student includes four core courses in elementary (language arts, math, and science and social studies for most grades) and four core courses plus three electives from 6th grade.
Does well: One monthly price covers the core subjects for a grade, with lessons, quizzes and grading all done in the program.
Watch for: Most of the teaching happens on screen, and it needs a PC or Mac with a steady internet connection; Android is not supported for K to 5th grade.
Miacademy
Miacademy is an online curriculum for kindergarten to 8th grade, sold as one subscription per student that opens every K to 8 course: math, language arts, science, social studies, electives and world languages. Lessons combine short teaching videos, interactive practice, tests and printable activities, and the parent account sets the schedule and keeps a gradebook, attendance and progress reports. High school is a separate program, MiaPrep.
Does well: One subscription opens every K to 8 course, so a child can work at a different level in each subject at no extra cost.
Watch for: Most of the learning is on screen; off-screen work comes as printable activities, reading, writing prompts and labs.
Lists with both
- Homeschool all-in-one curricula 22
- Secular homeschool curricula 30
- Traditional homeschool curricula 24
- Homeschool curricula for pre-K and kindergarten 48
- Homeschool curricula for middle school 51
- Online homeschool curricula 8
- Homeschool curricula for $300 to $600 a year 7
- Secular homeschool all-in-one curricula 8
How we label
Every fact on a card was read on the publisher's own website on the date shown, and the page it came from is linked. A fact we could not confirm there is left out. Costs are for one child and one year of the main package, as the publisher's page showed them that day; prices and sales change. Method and format are the publisher's own description where it gives one. The only thing we say about religion is one label, secular or faith-based, given by the rule above; where the publisher's pages don't settle it, the card has no label.
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