Dear parents – this is one question that is on the mind of every parent who is planning to enroll their child into Abacus online classes. Even though there is a plethora of material available on the internet on this topic, often parents get more confused after going through it since mostly that material is not from authentic sources or the experts.
As an Abacus specialist, I am closely associated with Mathcruise academy (specialized in Abacus Math classes and Vedic Maths classes) and our endeavor is to ensure that all parents are well informed about the objective and the underlying details of both these courses, well before enrolling their child. So that they make an informed decision. Let us do a deep dive into today's topic now.
Do Abacus Math classes help in School Math?
Before we answer this question, it is important to have clarity on the basic purpose and advantage of the Abacus course. I am going to explain this in a very simple way below.
Advantages of Abacus Course
- Ability to solve questions using mental Math
Most trainers or coaching schools will tell you that the main advantage of Abacus Math classes is to enable the child to do arithmetic calculations mentally, without the use of a calculator. Over time as the child progresses to advanced Abacus levels he is able to perform all kind of arithmetic questions with ease and can perform even complex calculations like below mentally:
- 345 x 52
- 892 x 83
- 345 divide by 23
- 439 divide by 49
You will notice that 3 by 2 multiplication and division of 3 digit numbers (that too leading to remainder) are not easy questions, and at times regular kids struggle to do them even with paper or pen via conventional school technique.
- Brain development and increase in focus
Now here lies the beautiful secret of Abacus classes. Most trainers only talk about mental math advantage, but they often don't understand the much greater benefit of brain development. The Abacus training is based on Visualization technique, where the child is taught to create the image of the Abacus tool in his mind and then do bead movement in that imaginary picture (simulating the bead movement on the physical Abacus tool). He is encouraged to use both hands simultaneously to do the finger movement in air with higher speed, which means that both right brain and left brain are functioning at the same time. Many children struggle in this initially but practice and patience allows them to increase their focus and concentration, and gain command over this art.
But how does brain development and mental ability to do calculations help in school?
You will be amazed to know that Abacus trained students have a 100% success record in excelling in school Maths as well as getting much stronger in all other academic subjects.
- In Maths, since these students have a strong command over calculations, they are not afraid of numbers and can actually focus more on real concepts.This gives them much needed edge over their peers.
- For other academic subjects also, their increased ability to focus allows them to retain the concepts much faster in a single go, as compared to other children.Then whether it's understanding the physics concepts, or memorizing history lessons, they are able to do this much more effectively as compared to other kids.
Takeaway
Not only in school, Abacus trained kids are always confident in life as well and face life challenges with much more ease. As a parent, this lifetime confidence is the greatest gift to our children. So if you are planning to enroll your kids in online Abacus classes, it is a great decision. Go for it, just remember to be patient and do not rush into expecting results. Give it a minimum of 6 months, and you will start seeing the Abacus magic.To get a glimpse, visit the video gallery of Mathcruise academy here and you will see little champs doing complex calculations mentally, like mathematicians which is actually unbelievable until you see that in real!