Kumon - Discussion

[foreverj]

sleepy:

I feel that Kumon Maths is not quite in sync with MOE's model drawing & heuristic type of questions


In my opinion, seem more suitable for preschoolers, to build a strong foundation in addition & subtraction

hi sleepy, understand your dd1 did kumon for a few years right? in your opinion, how has she benefitted from it? and if given a choice, would u have signed her up for kumon for other enrichment classes?

thanks in advance for your sharing

[sleepy]

foreverj:

sleepy:

I feel that Kumon Maths is not quite in sync with MOE's model drawing & heuristic type of questions


In my opinion, seem more suitable for preschoolers, to build a strong foundation in addition & subtraction

hi sleepy, understand your dd1 did kumon for a few years right? in your opinion, how has she benefitted from it? and if given a choice, would u have signed her up for kumon for other enrichment classes?

thanks in advance for your sharing

She has a strong foundation in Maths. Hence Kumon meets my objective in that aspect.

I stopped her Kumon for reason cited above. I prefer a Maths programme that follows MOE syllabus for primary school level.

[foreverj]

i see, thanks agree on the strong foundation of math. can see improvement for my dd in span of 2 weeks. but stil unsure of the committment... :? dun want end up in fighting session every night b4 bedtime

[sleepy]

foreverj:

i see, thanks agree on the strong foundation of math. can see improvement for my dd in span of 2 weeks. but stil unsure of the committment... :? dun want end up in fighting session every night b4 bedtime

Speaking of fighting session, mine super 'nua' when comes to doing worksheets. Ups & downs, mostly downs though, must nag nag nag, chase after her to complete worksheets.

On one hand, I want to leave it to her own pace, don't pressure her. On the other hand, if really at her own pace, one week she would probably complete only 5 pages, the outstanding worksheets get piled up in lightning speed!

Must strike a balance somewhere. I told teacher to assign 3-5 pages a day only, 10 pages a day is mission impossible for her

Surprisingly, despites all these struggles to complete worksheets, she loves Kumon. I think she enjoys the glory of going on stage to collect her Kumon award every year

[netchat]

kumon in pasir ris got 3 centre… 2 of them is by the same teacher…


was wondering which is a better one… any1 could advise…

thank you so much…

Cheers

[liliansim]

I am new to Kumon. Some say there is character devt value. Though Kumon started with Math, I thought that the English language can be self-taught and the language knowledge shouldn’t be "categorized" into different years. So, I feel that it is fine if the child learns beyond his age or different from school curriculum.


Can parents of Kumon English kids are to shed some light?

Thank you.

[foreverj]

hi sleepy


haha, so funny... so she finished kumon already or stil continuing? think my dd also very \"nua\". always complain \"mama, i so tired\" and :stupid: its really not easy (for the parents) but i guess for the kids, they also achieve sense of accomplishment :celebrate:

[vividlaurel]

Hi,


My kids (K2) started Kumon maths from Jan and have moved up almost 5 levels in that time. I find that their maths ability has improved and I have also signed them for the free trial in English and will continue that also as I feel my DD needs more coaching in the language.

In retrospect I wish I had started it earlier (when they were in K1), may have more benefits.

[foreverj]

hi vividlaurel


better late than never! its great that u r seeing benefits of the programme b4 starting pri 1. but i think parents cannot run away from providing some guidance cos as sleepy said, the MOE syllabus is quite different. i believe she’s talking about the problem sums.

[vividlaurel]

Thanks foreverj. I know the P1 will bring other problems, esp for word problems. But hopefull the foundation will be strong and so they should be able to cope with it.

foreverj:

hi vividlaurel

better late than never! its great that u r seeing benefits of the programme b4 starting pri 1. but i think parents cannot run away from providing some guidance cos as sleepy said, the MOE syllabus is quite different. i believe she's talking about the problem sums.