Customer Comments
We started producing the A+ Compass in the spring of 2005. Already, our compasses are in use in over five hundred schools. We offer a money back guarantee if, for any reason, you are not satisfied, and we offer free replacement of broken parts. We have not had a single request for a refund!
Here are some unsolicited comments from purchasers. We have edited ONLY information regarding the person’s identity.
September 2008
Hello, A+ Compass!
I love your whiteboard compass, we have bought 2 of them in the last year and they are great! I have just ordered your 360 degree protractor, and expect it to be just as great.
Cathy
Texas
August 2008
Perhaps it is because you are still small enough to care, but your customer service is on a whole different level than the rest of the world.
Bill
Tennessee
July 2008
I love that compass!- It's simple, elegant, and harmonious.....everything you'd expect in a successful design. I guess I should say that about all the stuff I ordered. It's obvious you are concerned with the end-user's needs.
Thanks again; you're super.
Charles
Wichita, KS
May 2008
Dr. Stoner:
Thank you for the great help at the ND Spring Math Conference and for your fantastic products. I can't say enough about the great A+ Compass math tools! They have made my teaching 110% easier. My students are now able to demonstrate the concepts of geometry with greater precision. The "Haberdasher's Problem Puzzle" has put "ahaa's" back into my classroom instead of the "hohum's"!
Vicki (Geometry Teacher)
North Dakota
March 2008
I purchased several items at a recent conference and last night I pulled out the Haberdasher puzzle and "wowed" my family! I can see this is going to be fun with and for the students.
Lisa
Instructor, Mathematics
Piedmont Community College
March 2008
The A+ Compass with the MIMIO pen attachment is amazing for doing geometric constructions!!! The step-by-step clarity of the constructions is wonderful and so easy to use on the whiteboards. The kids love coming to the board to show off their skills.
Thanks.
Sharon
Fairfax County Virginia
February 2008
Over the past few years, we have gathered quite an assortment of compasses for the white boards and none have been satisfactory. That was until one of our teachers brought back an A+ Compass from a conference. It is so simple and yet works perfectly!
Barbara
Rhode Island
January 2008
Art has created some amazing tools for the Mathematics classroom. The whiteboard compass enables the teacher to provide an excellent enlarged example for students to follow. The presentation grabs students’ attention like no other tool around. I taught in the High School classroom for 3 years with Art’s creations and A+ Compass truly had an impact on student performance.
Sarah
Virginia
December 2007
The A+ Compass, protractor and straightedge are wonderful teaching tools. They help the students to be engaged in their learning by providing hands-on activities and can readily be applied to real-world situations. One of the best features is the ability of the protractor to measure turns of 360 degrees. Because it’s magnetic, it’s accessibility saves the teacher time and because it is clear, students are able to measure a wide variety of objects making the learning meaningful.
Faye Jackson
Math Coach K-12
Star City Public Schools
Star City, AR
December 2007
This is a great tool for illustrating an important skill to Geometry students. When I started teaching Geometry, I was given one of those old wooden compasses designed for drawing circles with chalk on a blackboard. The dry erase markers were held on with rubber bands. (I'm originally from Pittsburgh, so I'm tempted to say "gum bands" here, something only appreciated by fellow Pittsburghers!) As you can imagine, anything would have been an improvement. But, with the A+ Compass, I got more than an improvement. I got a tool that fits the need perfectly.
- Tom
November 2007
Dr. Stoner:
Both my husband and I were thrilled to meet you and see the demonstration of all your terrific products. Thank you so much for your time. You certainly had the most impressive demonstration at the conference!
Sandy
New Hampshire
July 2007
Art—when we met at NCTM in St. Louis last year, I asked about a longer magnetic ruler. You had a prototype to me in weeks, and it works better than any white board ruler I have ever seen. My entire staff is now using your tool kit to teach geometry, and I have just ordered many of your new “toys” to test on my students this year. Your tools are designed to actually use, and not just gather dust. Keep them coming!
Bill Kautzman
Nashville, TN
Dr. Stoner:
I met you at the VCTM Conference a few weeks ago and purchased the Pythagorean theorem set with the semicircles. The disk you included has some great material. I just wanted you to know that I showed the set to a student and he is now working on proving the Pythagorean theorem using semicircles, triangles, etc. (and enjoying it). The materials you provide are great.
Thank you,
Elaine
University faculty member
Art,
I loved both the white board compass and the large magnetic ruler! I have already shown it to my students and I am also sharing it with other faculty members. I have encouraged our faculty to stop by your booth at NCTM. Great job! These tools were much needed in our field. Definitely the best I've tried.
Thanks so much!
Wendy
Wendy B. Sanchez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
Kennesaw State University
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Dr. Stoner:
I recently attended a conference on Geometry instruction, and we used your compasses in our groups. My colleagues and I were really impressed at how much these compasses can aid in cooperative group work and classroom discussion of student work. We were inspired to put together groups in our room with a large whiteboard as the table top surface, using your compasses to make large constructions that can readily be shared with the entire class in demonstrations. Our district even approved a grant for our department to buy more. Thanks for creating such great product! No more sliding compass points or taping white board markers to those old wooden chalk compasses!
Ryan
MN
Hello,
I purchased your compass at the T3 Conference last Spring and love it. Unfortunately, it was "lost" over the Summer break. Help, I NEED it for my Geometry classes. A great product!
Thanks,
Lisa
Illinois
I just got the compass and the protractor. I love the compass! AND the protractor! I looked at whiteboard compasses for days and I decided yours looked the best. I am a geometry freak and I do a lot of teaching with compasses, protractors and straightedges. I had an old chalkboard compass which slides all over the place.
Alice
Dear Dr. Stoner...I just wanted to tell you that I am taking a class under Dr. [omitted] at [omitted] State University here in [omitted]. This is a class for teachers who are teaching math but that math was not necessarily their major. Today your A+ compass and magnetic ruler were used and I want to thank you for making something that is so user friendly. I am going to ask my principal to order a set of these so that I can use them in my classroom. I teach seventh grade at a middle school where 85% of our students are on the free or reduced lunch program. Many cannot afford to buy a ruler much less a compass or protractor. These tools are perfect for student and teacher use. Our class of teachers got excited today using them and I can't wait to see the expressions on the faces of 11or 12 year olds as they go the board and use them. Dr.[omitted] said that you are going to be at the NC Math Conference in Greensboro in October, 2006. I am going to share your information with math teachers in [omitted] who are not in this class. Thanks for creating an aid that puts excitement in the teaching of geometry.
I think your materials are wonderful and a "must have" for us math teachers! We are currently looking at about a dozen sets of the compass, protractor and ruler.
Fauna from Illinois
Dr. Stoner:
After years of struggling to try and adapt my old wooden compass to accommodate a whiteboard marker, I finally have a tool made for the job. The A+ compass is so easy to use, and completely effective at constructing circles and arcs. You can even hold the center in place with one hand and adjust the length with the other. I love my new compass so much, I recommended them to the rest of my department!
Rachael
Pennsylvania
Art,
I love the compass and have already used it to teach Venn diagrams. They've never looked so good!
Thanks,
Lynne
Virginia
Thank you for developing the A+ Compass. I am only in my second year of teaching, but from my past years in business and industry, it was clear to me that your product was manufactured with a level of quality that will last a career. I even had a 30 plus year veteran borrow the compass and exclaim “This is better than the compass I bought last year”.
Dana
Connecticut
Art,
I just wanted to let you know that I have finally had a chance to try the shortened compass you sent me after talking to you at the math conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I want you to know it worked great! My kids even commented on how perfect the circles came out. I have already showed it to a few teachers and will definitely talk it up. Thanks so much! You have solved a problem for me that I have been trying to find a solution to for awhile.
Sue
Michigan
Dr. Stoner:
We would like to take this time to thank you for the opportunity to use the compass your company offers. We are sure it will be an asset to the (omitted) University Math Department. The enclosed compass is one we have used in the past.
Sincerely,
Carla, Tim, Lana and Pam
Michigan
Hi Art:
We received the compasses. We are an excited math department. It feels like Christmas around here. Thanks a bunch.
Brian
Michigan