MPM Maths - Discussion

[laughingcat]

deardear07:

If finished then y cun go onto next book?waste time by gg off earlier...

Yes mine also very flexible. My child completes 4 books within a week, as he attends 2 times per week. The child will complete half of the book and the rest of the pages to be done at home. It really depends on the teacher and also the child's ability and interest.

IMO, cramping too many books will tend to kill the joy of learning. Minimum 2 books per week is good enough. Stop only when the child likes it, so that they will yean to do better the next time or looking forward to the next lesson. Just like flashcard effects.

[SAHM_TAN]

deardear07:

What r e materials like for jelic and mpm?can bring hm since we pay for them right? Can someone comment or advise?

For Jelic, the materials cannot be brought home. But there will be completed worksheets for parents to understand what the kids are doing during class.

In Jelic, my DS work with materials to help him with spatial awareness, sequence, values, reasoning, language, etc. The materials he work with are 3D, the worksheets are more for the parents' benefits.

For MPM, my DD1 will bring back workbooks to complete the 2nd half of it, this is to check how much DD1 understood and also serve as revision. The homework will be returned to the centre for marking purpose. We do not keep the workbooks, these are copyright materials.

I like the materials, so I let my DD1 attend MPM and DS attend Jelic.

[SAHM_TAN]

deardear07:

If finished then y cun go onto next book?waste time by gg off earlier...

In the centre, the child will complete only part 1 of the workbooks (qty 2). It might seem cost efficient to keep going if the child is able to complete more.

But I feel, there's a need for a child to have time to fully absorb the materials taught. Plus, the child also need to complete part 2 of the workbooks at home.

[bigsnoopy]

But must finish the 2 books before they give you another 2 books right?

[SAHM_TAN]

bigsnoopy:

But must finish the 2 books before they give you another 2 books right?

Yup, during normal wk with no make-up.

[deardear07]

I tot mpm materials,not e books,r allowed to b kept since they make us pay material fees?i duno abt jelic bt is it useful?dun wana get psycho by staff.prefer to hear frm neutral parties.

Hw r classes at jelic?same as mpm?individualized?

[SAHM_TAN]

deardear07:

I tot mpm materials,not e books,r allowed to b kept since they make us pay material fees?i duno abt jelic bt is it useful?dun wana get psycho by staff.prefer to hear frm neutral parties.

Hw r classes at jelic?same as mpm?individualized?

Oh you mean the instruments that the child use to assist them to solve some of the problems in the books? Yes, that we keep.

By individualised, do you mean progress according to the child's pace? Yes, but if there are areas that need reinforcement, the teacher will seek parents' help to work with the child. I find that my son's concentration level is better and he is more interested in reading. There's an activity on language. Of course his improvement can be a related to a mixture of other factors as well.

I find that young kids learn better when they are able to work with the materials in 3D. So I enrolled my DS in Jelic. I find the teachers are important too. My DS's teacher is patient with him. While for my DD, she needs a firm hand and her MPM teacher is able to get through to her. I will receive feedback when there's any area that I need to address with my kids.

Did you have a chance to look at the materials for Jelic and MPM? If you do not like them or do not believe in their effectiveness, there are other maths enrichment centres that you can check out.

There are certain things I look out when I'm selecting enrichment classes and I like this program.

[bigsnoopy]

SAHM_TAN:

deardear07:

I tot mpm materials,not e books,r allowed to b kept since they make us pay material fees?i duno abt jelic bt is it useful?dun wana get psycho by staff.prefer to hear frm neutral parties.

Hw r classes at jelic?same as mpm?individualized?

Oh you mean the instruments that the child use to assist them to solve some of the problems in the books? Yes, that we keep.

By individualised, do you mean progress according to the child's pace? Yes, but if there are areas that need reinforcement, the teacher will seek parents' help to work with the child. I find that my son's concentration level is better and he is more interested in reading. There's an activity on language. Of course his improvement can be a related to a mixture of other factors as well.

I find that young kids learn better when they are able to work with the materials in 3D. So I enrolled my DS in Jelic. I find the teachers are important too. My DS's teacher is patient with him. While for my DD, she needs a firm hand and her MPM teacher is able to get through to her. I will receive feedback when there's any area that I need to address with my kids.

Did you have a chance to look at the materials for Jelic and MPM? If you do not like them or do not believe in their effectiveness, there are other maths enrichment centres that you can check out.

There are certain things I look out when I'm selecting enrichment classes and I like this program.

:goodpost: Very informative. In your view book 72 considered for child in which age?

[SAHM_TAN]

Hi bigsnoppy,


My DD1 has not reached book 72 yet. My DD1 completed Book 36. She was sick last wk, so this wk should go on to 37, 38, 39 ba.

If your DD is at K2, the teacher will give workbook appropriate for that stage. If your DD is advanced learner, then the teacher should inform you as well.

[deardear07]

laughingcat:

deardear07:

If finished then y cun go onto next book?waste time by gg off earlier...

Yes mine also very flexible. My child completes 4 books within a week, as he attends 2 times per week. The child will complete half of the book and the rest of the pages to be done at home. It really depends on the teacher and also the child's ability and interest.

IMO, cramping too many books will tend to kill the joy of learning. Minimum 2 books per week is good enough. Stop only when the child likes it, so that they will yean to do better the next time or looking forward to the next lesson. Just like flashcard effects.

yeah...will kill the joy of learning.

wanting to put my ds on an enrichment program for the longest time but cun get a suitable 1...onto brain/ math training, din really believe in jelic but after reading comments, should try huh?

ur younger or older is on the program? jelic or mpm?

if they allow the child to progress and not just stick to 1book per lesson if child is able to complete fast, then i dun mind trying...

can share more on the materials? are there similar instruments used like in shichida?i saw some photos...seems like abit of similarities