CMA Math - Discussion

[KAN]

omg only stage 13 :!:

hope dd and i can tahan till the end ... and i really hope that all the time and effort put in would really help dd in due cause.

[Pen88n]

KAN:

omg only stage 13 :!:

hope dd and i can tahan till the end ... and i really hope that all the time and effort put in would really help dd in due cause.

You really don't need to \"walk the whole journey\". It's up to you when you want to stop. I always say I will stop when I know DD is familiar and can use mental computation for her basic +-X/ with ease, and I do not need her to be a human calculator. Thus, not likely she will go till the stage 1-2 levels.

[blur mother]

Hi Pen88n, thanks! I saw my daughter has this pink book which need to practice with the abacus. There is also formulae example at the top left hand corner to guide you. Is that the one? Do you have the book no?

If this is the one then she is already at least half way thru the book already.

[jce]

Personally, I don’t think CMA helps with school maths. School maths is more about problem sums and knowing how to apply concepts, formulas. CMA maths is "do what you see", no need to understand what the question is asking. BUT one can use the CMA method to countercheck answers, provided one has understood the question correctly in the first place. I send my kids for CMA because it is a good form of brain workout.

[GSK]

Yes, me too, for brain workout. But it somehow do helps in number bondings/sensitivity.


As for time taken to complete, it really depends. Like for my case, 3 different parents signed up 1 1/2 yrs ago (Same timing), 1 week once.

1st parent - Child Pri 3 => Now going to advance
2nd parent - Child Pri 1 => Now still at foundation (still hv 1 to 2 books before going to intermediate)
3rd parent (Myself) - Child K2 => Now in intermediate (Grade 9 for mental, Grade 10 for abacus. Just learning time table)

It really all depends on the kids and time committed, normally I would let him do more than his given homework. But if u were to compare, I know some of the parents’ children here around the same timing too, the children also K2 is already grade 7 or 8, so mine still consider slow liaoz…haha.

And the last year competition, the 1st prize, only 5 years old girl had completed all the level. Their methods is 2hours a day to do the books and usually she can complete 1 or 2 books per week.

One more thing, think lower age group do more books than those olders one.

[jce]

Yes, it all depends how much time one is willing to put in at home. The more you do, the faster things will progress. And of course the older ones can progress faster as they learn faster and complete work faster.

[blur mother]

With today's school stress from homework, enrichment classes, long hours in school and on top of that they have to do their CMA homework which is at least 3 books of around 3 pages each, where do they find the time to do extra unless the kid enjoy it.


They busy, we also busy. :roll:

So far, I do not see any benefits from learning abacus except that maybe it helps in the left and right brain.

[GSK]

I believe the pink book mentioned is 115-Li. This will be kept by us. The torturing part is the listening one after this book and the questions are related to this book too.


Yes, no much extra time especially yours is in primary school with so much homework nowadays.

[sleepy]

I think abacus is more useful to preschoolers to build their foundation


If in primary school and child is still weak in foundation, probably abacus will help too, to build up the speed in mental arithmetics. Kumon too la.

However, to do well in primary school Maths, I feel that English is equally important. Must be able to read and understand Maths questions !

[mum2BG]

GSK:

I believe the pink book mentioned is 115-Li. This will be kept by us. The torturing part is the listening one after this book and the questions are related to this book too.


Yes, no much extra time especially yours is in primary school with so much homework nowadays.

hi, u mean u can keep the pink book. The trainer didn't give back to me that book. My son is already in grade 8 n thinking shld I stop him as he is in P1 now n hardly any time to do the homework n he does not find it fun too. Hv to keep nagging him to do the workbook everyday which create a lot of tension. Does anyone know the diff between crestar abacus n Cma? Find that Cma takes a long time to move from one grade to another. Not sure is is it the same for crestar. Appreciate any advise. Thanks.