Education

Teachers using ClassDojo have to constantly switch between apps to retrieve numerical codes, which often expire and require repeated searching for updated codes.

Elementary teacher seeking free or low-cost PLU on classroom management to reduce distractions.

Teachers waste valuable class time managing parent communication through manual email scheduling when issues arise, disrupting educational focus.

A high school elective teacher struggles to enforce a no-phone policy because students use phones to watch Netflix instead of engaging in class.

A classroom teacher with five unique English classes to plan for is overwhelmed by curriculum planning and has fallen behind on grading due to insufficient time and lack of reusable resources.

Creating worksheets from scratch takes too long and is tedious.

High school students lack effective study methods, relying on passive techniques like rereading notes instead of using personalized, evidence-based strategies.

Teachers waste time responding to parents who ask basic questions already answered in PowerSchool, instead of focusing on targeted support.

A teacher using ClassDojo cannot add merits/demerits to a student portfolio or extract a report showing a child's behavior over day, week, month, or year without taking screenshots.

Slow reading due to subvocalization, with no adequate app available to train speed reading

Teacher lacks classroom storage space, especially under-counter cabinets with closable doors, and school-provided storage won't be available for the current school year.

Teacher is overwhelmed by students demanding extra paper copies of assignments, especially at due dates, and lacks a low-effort system to provide replacements without managing excess paper.

A 1st grade teacher needs an age-appropriate, efficient, and non-humiliating way to track and communicate student behavior to parents without excessive manual work.

Educator struggles to manage retirement savings while moving between states, losing access to state teacher retirement benefits and hesitant to commit to education-specific accounts due to career uncertainty.

The Marshall Rubric's performance levels lack concrete, measurable distinctions, making self-evaluation ambiguous and frustrating.