Online Learning
2 guidesUpdated September 2026
The deciding factor in online learning is rarely the curriculum — it's whether the learner keeps showing up. We weigh teaching format and teacher quality above feature lists.
What these guides found
Four platforms and one head-to-head, and the finding that survived both: format decides more than brand. A child in a four-child group gets roughly a quarter of the speaking time of the same hour one-on-one, so two quotes for “a lesson” are often not quotes for the same thing. Neither guide ranks teaching quality as a number — it varies more between individual teachers than between platforms. We do not test these ourselves.
How we judge online learning
- Live one-on-one, small group, or self-paced — match the format to the learner, not the price.
- Whether there's a real progression, or just a library of unconnected lessons.
- Trial policy and cancellation terms before you commit to a package.
More guides coming
We publish online learning guides as we finish the research rather than to a schedule.
Only the pieces we've actually completed appear here — we don't list placeholders.
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