Shichida Right Brain Training - Discussion

[cherie]

Thanks winth,


My brother and wife are very easy going person. To them anything that is free they wont mind trying :lol:

[mintcc]

winth:

everytime the teacher says it's 'linking memory time', I was secretly sighing away and wish that this part of the program can just 'chop chop finish'. Guess I was the culprit that the boys didn't like linking memory afterall.

Hi Winth, my boy is the most restless during linking memory time. His teacher have a plastic cup for the cards to arrange and he will pour every thing out and pretend to go \"catch fish\" with the cup at the end of the classroom! :twisted: I find that the CD that read the linking memory story is too monotone and does not capture his interest. Finally buy the linking memory set and read to him and slowly there is a little improvement.
It makes good bed time reading too and is interesting for increasing his vocab. Personally though, I feel Shichida should not be charging extra for those sets...

Cherie, Bowie suggestion is not bad if you want to DIY. I like GD's Give your Child Encyclopedia knowledge. For a over view of some of the methods and activities, can check out some of the articles
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/kiasuparents-guide-teaching-learning-skills

[winth]

Hi mincy,


Sounds like my boy too… hehe… Mine plays ‘throwing darts’.
Luckily he will entertain the teacher when the teacher asks him questions about the cards.

I don’t buy from Shichida and I think they are charging premium. Prefer to do my own, so mine (flashcards) are definitely lower quality ones.

[corneyAmber]

[Moderator's note: Topics merged.]


Parents with Shicida kids.....do you find that your kids have an edge over their peers when they start school at primary level? If yes, what are the areas that are obviously different compared to one who has not undergone the Shicida training? If no, can you pls elaborate?

[catgoh03]

my kids are not in shichida, but i have heard from other parents that Shichida kids tend to have a better memory than others, particularly if they start young. however, not sure if that is such a good thing…

[Luanee]

My daughter attended Shichida for a year, not much diff from her peers. My niece who attended Shichida for 5-6 yrs is very good at spelling/maths and definitely much better than her peers. Not sure whether due to Shichida or not.

[quixation]

catgoh03:

my kids are not in shichida, but i have heard from other parents that Shichida kids tend to have a better memory than others, particularly if they start young. however, not sure if that is such a good thing...

I strongly believe that kids should start YOUNG as in babies for all these to work.. better memory can be nurtured through memory link games we can all do ourselves as parents. Whether its Shichida or igenius or any right brain training centre, parents still play the biggest part in our kids education. Parents are our kids best teachers. Its believed that better memory will enable the child to learn and keep whatever she is taught easier. To me, i think that is a good thing. If we are worried abt 'remembering' inappropriate things then i think its still up to the parents to create positive thoughts in their child..

[mintcc]

I think having better memory definitely helps.


Just need to be mindful that some children may rely on memory instead of understanding the concepts and analysing the piece of information.

[notabox]

Hi all, have been to this website many times to gather information on parenting my kids and am really thankful for its existence. Just join today so that I can share my view as well.


With regards to SM, some parents doubted it because it lacks evidence to back up its claims. My view is, if it works for your child, then why the need for justification? Every child is different, so the method may work on one child but not the other. As parent, we ourselves must know what works for our child.

My elder boy has been with SM for 5 terms before we withdraw this month. Some of the kids in his class who have been with him since we started have shown tremendous progress. This is evidence, to me at least, that SM does deliver the result it promised if, we as parents do our part at home. My boy is one of the weakest in class and I fully take the blame for it because I did not do any home practice with him. As many here have pointed out already, the 1-2hrs per week in class is just not enough to make any teaching method effective.

I have no regrets sending my boy to SM because it gave me an insight into teaching stuff more creatively and my boy do absorb better when the learning is fun. And SM is not all about building good memory, it is actually quite well-rounded covering languages, maths, science etc.

In fact, the reason why we withdraw is because it is too well-rounded. My boy will be in K1 comes Jan 09 and I feel he needs to go to more subject-specific programs to prepare him for primary school.

[ChiefKiasu]

notabox:

...With regards to SM, some parents doubted it because it lacks evidence to back up its claims. My view is, if it works for your child, then why the need for justification? Every child is different, so the method may work on one child but not the other. As parent, we ourselves must know what works for our child.

...I have no regrets sending my boy to SM because it gave me an insight into teaching stuff more creatively and my boy do absorb better when the learning is fun. And SM is not all about building good memory, it is actually quite well-rounded covering languages, maths, science etc.

In fact, the reason why we withdraw is because it is too well-rounded. My boy will be in K1 comes Jan 09 and I feel he needs to go to more subject-specific programs to prepare him for primary school.

Hi notabox, thanks for your views on SM! SM and its variants use a scatter-gun approach - just fire and see how much your kid can absorb... WITHOUT actually understanding what they are absorbing, ie. the RIGHT-BRAIN method. It works best for children under 3yo, and becomes increasingly difficult to achieve its goals after that age. I'm happy that it has worked well for your kid, and I think you are making the right decision to move on to what you call \"subject-specific\" programmes.