Kumon - Discussion

[Chenonceau]

sleepy:

Chenonceau:

My son is at Level G of Kumon... He needs time for Chinese, his weakest subject... and he needs to practise those WEIRD problem sums that make me go cock-eyed. I'm wondering if I should take him outta Kumon.


If he had time, I would do everything but he doesn't so we need to focus. Can anyone advise whether Kumon is at all helpful in PSLE prep? Or is he better off doing problems that are more in line with PSLE paper? Please help. I am quite confused.

Thank you!

I don't think Kumon is in line with PSLE prep le. As you're probably well aware too - we talked about unitary method in another thread :lol:

I withdrawn my dd when she was done with level F. Kumon worksheets are pretty straight forward in my opinion. Enough foundation for her la, might as well spend her time on more mind blogging heuristic sums

Ok... thank you!! I tried to tell hubby but he insists on Kumon. I just needed someone to confirm my hunch 'cos my math is not good. Thanks!!

[Suz855]

Hi,


I SIL kids are still doing Kumon Maths & they are already in Secondary ... they like the challenge and they are the one requesting for it ... Her little boy whom took PSLE last yr scored A* in Maths and he picked up algebra from Kumon .... I guess there are some merits in every programme ... just sharing.

[Chenonceau]

Suz855:

Hi,


I SIL kids are still doing Kumon Maths & they are already in Secondary ... they like the challenge and they are the one requesting for it ... Her little boy whom took PSLE last yr scored A* in Maths and he picked up algebra from Kumon .... I guess there are some merits in every programme ... just sharing.

Thanks Suz855, thanks for your input. Yes... Levels G and H are algebra. After discussion with hubby, we've compromised. We will let him go up to H and then stop before the PSLE.

[greentea2005]

2.5 yrs old. they started with drawing and tracing…how to hold a pencil. I did not sit in the class (even the initial first few).


I enrolled them in maths. Quite impressed now on the way they do worksheet.

[phtthp]

greentea2005 and greenbean2011, are you actually … the same person ?

[sleepy]

deardear07:

sleepy:

[quote=\"soup\"]Hi sleepy. May I know when you started your kid on Kumon?


And where have you put your kid in now? I also believe that studying in depth is important.

When she was 3yo.

Just started with Sakamoto. Attended only 1 lesson, can't comment yet

Kumon got classes for 3yr old?[/quote]Some centers only take in kids who are at least 4. Some centers do accept younger kids.

Started from lowest level 7A. Basically tracing exercises. On hindsight, it would be much 'cheaper' to buy some books to practice tracing at home

[sleepy]

Rabbit02:

To me, Math and Science are creative subjects so worksheet based learning is inappropriate and boring. It leads children to develop phobia in Math/Science. I have frens whose childen hates math after all these worksheets drilling. Math and Science are very related to our practical life. In fact, we can teach children math and science anywhere...in the supermarkets/swimming pool/park - get your child to add/subtract/multiply/divide etc while you are doing your grocery shopping/eating/playing/ etc. Science is about discovery, exploratory and hands on.....while in the kitchen...etc.... This way, your child learns better as it is done in a fun and enjoyable way......

My younger child witnessed her sister doing piles of kumon worksheets for years. She is totally resistant to the kumon way of learning. So I sent her to abacus instead. What she doesn't realise is, abacus has tonnes of sums to do too :lol:

Regardless of methods, whichever suits the child, as long as there is early exposure, child should do reasonable well in Maths

[phtthp]

hi sleepy, so yr 2 girls - one Kumon mtd, the other CMA mental maths mtd. Which one you think better, in the long run ? Are yr two girls in Primary school now ?

[phtthp]

hi Rabbit02, did yr child do Montessori Maths, or any other Maths enrichment when they were young ?

[sleepy]

phtthp:

hi sleepy, so yr 2 girls - one Kumon mtd, the other CMA mental maths mtd. Which one you think better, in the long run ? Are yr two girls in Primary school now ?

Yes, both in primary school now. Abacus girl is better at 心算 than Kumon girl :lol:

However, dd1 was in Kumon programme for a much longer duration than dd2 in abacus programme. So she covered more topics while in Kumon, all the way to fraction, by the time I withdrawn her in K2. Whereas dd2 reaches multiplication in abacus.

Both methods have merits. Depends on your child's preference.