OnSponge Maths - Discussion

[MMM]

24hr-mum:

p4 now. went last dec for wkshop. i think for smart kids ok but mine is average only

Hi 24hr-mum, I also sent my P5 for their holiday camp last year when she was P4. Thought it was too compressed and rushed that didn't allow them to digest the information. Don't think the camp was a good idea as some of these concepts need time to appreciate and you get better through practise. So I didn't consider that for my ds.

Not sure if their weekly classes are better.

[buds]

Do they get to bring back notes/work from the workshops?


The website indicates for noobies to onsponge pgrm, so im assuming no need for children to have prior solid foundation in concepts?

I was considering to sign up for my DD2 who is in P3 now.

Tks MMM for your feedback.

[ccgoh]

I heard good comments about onsponge from friends but seems like you need to be quite good already. Not sure whether to onsponge is better or concept math. Don’t really know the difference, I thought onsponge seems to have rather developed techniques. Anyone attends their classes? Are they rushed in teaching in the classes?

[KSP]

MMM:

24hr-mum:

p4 now. went last dec for wkshop. i think for smart kids ok but mine is average only

Hi 24hr-mum, I also sent my P5 for their holiday camp last year when she was P4. Thought it was too compressed and rushed that didn't allow them to digest the information. Don't think the camp was a good idea as some of these concepts need time to appreciate and you get better through practise. So I didn't consider that for my ds.

Not sure if their weekly classes are better.

I also sent my dd for the camp last year but found not really effective. Maths is a subject that needs constant practice. If the parents are good tutor for their kids they can actually buy the books and teach them. I bought the books but no time to go thru with dd. Perhaps we will be more disciplined if we pay and attend the lessons.

[24hr-mum]

my impression frm reading the concept math thread is CM is better for weaker kids and easier to understand than onsponge.

[coolit]

Yup, this is my understanding too. Onsponge helps better kids and CM helps weaker kids.

[iFirefly]

coolit:

Yup, this is my understanding too. Onsponge helps better kids and CM helps weaker kids.

Thanks everyone for your feedback & comments!!!

What if my DS is neither a 'better' kid nor a 'weaker' kid, but just an 'average' kid, which centre (onSponge or Concept Math) is more suitable for him :scratchhead: ? Sigh!!! :gloomy:

[elderflowertea]

firefly38:

coolit:

Yup, this is my understanding too. Onsponge helps better kids and CM helps weaker kids.

Thanks everyone for your feedback & comments!!!

What if my DS is neither a 'better' kid nor a 'weaker' kid, but just an 'average' kid, which centre (onSponge or Concept Math) is more suitable for him :scratchhead: ? Sigh!!! :gloomy:

Why don't u buy the onSponge book for him to try? If he can do quite a number of questions, then enroll him in onSponge.

[Smurfs]

Hi,


Anyone send their kids to the above? Any comments on the classes conducted?
Thanks.

[BigDevil]

You might want to check out this thread: http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=15163