All About Abacus Training
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hi twinnies mummy and cinta,
Try CMA abacus sch. im not sure if they hv branches in your neighbrhd, but u can chk them out from the web. My ds hs bn there since 4yo, now he is 6, finishing the mental arithmetic. They really count fast, im amazed, cant compete with him bt prepare for home work to do. -
Cinta:
hi, i hv intended to sent my son to abacus class. He will be in P1 next yr. I hope it is not too late for him to get started. Anyone noe of any gd abacus class in Tampines? Txs.:idea:
There is a CMA at B201 Tampines. You can try that. It is never too late. I just started my DS1 who is going P1 on Abacus too. -
pokemon:
txs pokemon n adafew. how much will it be? coz i checked out in of the cc in tampines area is $105.hi twinnies mummy and cinta,
Try CMA abacus sch. im not sure if they hv branches in your neighbrhd, but u can chk them out from the web. My ds hs bn there since 4yo, now he is 6, finishing the mental arithmetic. They really count fast, im amazed, cant compete with him bt prepare for home work to do. -
My kid went to CMA for 2 years and finally begged to stop. think he found the drilling too repetitive and boring…
Guess it’s different strokes for diff folks!
My advice is before you sign up for abacus, think if your kid is those type who wouldn’t mind repetitive h/w.
And also I feel CMA is too ex… friends found similar abacus teaching but at lower prices.
cheers -
mummyloves:
txs so much for yr feedback. I heard also there will b alot of hwk too n my little dearest is the type who will get bored easily. Anyway the intention is still pending. :thankyou:My kid went to CMA for 2 years and finally begged to stop. think he found the drilling too repetitive and boring...
Guess it's different strokes for diff folks!
My advice is before you sign up for abacus, think if your kid is those type who wouldn't mind repetitive h/w.
And also I feel CMA is too ex... friends found similar abacus teaching but at lower prices.
cheers -
mummyloves:
Glad to find some of you in the same shoes. 2 years ago, I explored it for my DS when he was 5 years old. After gathering some feedback, I dropped the idea. Early this year, in P1, he pestered me to let him take it up. He's a child who has a very strong passion, interest and aptitude for math. Thus he thought it is going to be very enriching for himself. We struggled for a long time as I know it's not something that you can stop anytime and still achieve some learning. (e.g. the child would still learn a few new vocab/grammar usage/new chinese characters/etc in other type of classes...unlike abacus mental arithmetic).My kid went to CMA for 2 years and finally begged to stop. think he found the drilling too repetitive and boring...
Guess it's different strokes for diff folks!
My advice is before you sign up for abacus, think if your kid is those type who wouldn't mind repetitive h/w.
And also I feel CMA is too ex... friends found similar abacus teaching but at lower prices.
cheers
We gave in to his begging. He was with CMA for 2 terms. These 2 terms were a nightmare. We had to argue and quarrel over the homewk. He enjoyed the classes but nt the homewk. We never have any problem with his other homewk...except CMA's... He finally admitted when term 2 was coming to an end, that he enjoyed math but he found the repetition not to his liking. We talked about it and let him understand how we should approach such matters in future, not wanting him to think that he could start and stop classes as and when he likes...but in my heart...I was very happy he realised that and...I was very happy to stop the classes :lol:
Nightmare ended, and we are back to our happy times daily!
I do know that some children benefit from it. Guess we have to understand our children's character to determine the structure of learning they like. Mental arithmetic is a good-to-have skill but not essential, thus I don't see a need to force him.
Just my personal experience and opinion. But if you ask me if I regretted those 2 terms and the investment, I would say \"no\". Cos it has settled the thought that lingered in my mind \"Should I have let him tried when he was younger...\" At least I would not feel regretful that I did not let him try and wondered how it would be like if I had done so... Now we have tried and are happy that it's over. I would no longer feel envious of those children that benefitted alot from it and wondered if I should have let him try...we did :lol: -
KingRascal:
My girl also wanted to quit after 2 term with CMA. She also feel the same as she enjoy the lesson, but dislike the homework...I have a hard time to ask her to complete her homework....Glad to find some of you in the same shoes. 2 years ago, I explored it for my DS when he was 5 years old. After gathering some feedback, I dropped the idea. Early this year, in P1, he pestered me to let him take it up. He's a child who has a very strong passion, interest and aptitude for math. Thus he thought it is going to be very enriching for himself. We struggled for a long time as I know it's not something that you can stop anytime and still achieve some learning. (e.g. the child would still learn a few new vocab/grammar usage/new chinese characters/etc in other type of classes...unlike abacus mental arithmetic).
We gave in to his begging. He was with CMA for 2 terms. These 2 terms were a nightmare. We had to argue and quarrel over the homewk. He enjoyed the classes but nt the homewk. We never have any problem with his other homewk...except CMA's... He finally admitted when term 2 was coming to an end, that he enjoyed math but he found the repetition not to his liking. We talked about it and let him understand how we should approach such matters in future, not wanting him to think that he could start and stop classes as and when he likes...but in my heart...I was very happy he realised that and...I was very happy to stop the classes :lol:
Nightmare ended, and we are back to our happy times daily!
I do know that some children benefit from it. Guess we have to understand our children's character to determine the structure of learning they like. Mental arithmetic is a good-to-have skill but not essential, thus I don't see a need to force him.
Just my personal experience and opinion. But if you ask me if I regretted those 2 terms and the investment, I would say \"no\". Cos it has settled the thought that lingered in my mind \"Should I have let him tried when he was younger...\" At least I would not feel regretful that I did not let him try and wondered how it would be like if I had done so... Now we have tried and are happy that it's over. I would no longer feel envious of those children that benefitted alot from it and wondered if I should have let him try...we did :lol:
And we finally decide to stop and look for other alternative. -
hi all mommies,
i’m planning to enrol my daughter (who’s in P1 this yr)in CMA, i tot it’s different from other abacus sch? I know that CMA teaches 2-hand method which would be faster than the 1-hand method used in most abacus classes… after each lesson, child brings a CD home, whereby parents know wat was taught during dat lesson & can guide child in their homework …
hi mummyloves,
care to share other similar teaching which is at lower price? -
[quote]txs pokemon n adafew. how much will it be? coz i checked out in of the cc in tampines area is $105.[/quote]
The CMA at tampines charges is
S$250/10lessons based on once a wk session.
S$180/10lessons based on twice a wk session.
Deposit - S$50/=. Registration fee : S$70 (include starter kit like one CMA t-shirt and bag, one abacus and one paper 'memory' abacus.
Duration is 90mins/lesson.
It is true abacus can be 'boring' at times, since there are so much homework and all about calculations. However, I see this as a good base for my DS1. He is now able to do simple 2 digits addition easily without using all 10 fingers and feets and borrowed fingers and feets... -
how come the CMA Tiong Bahru & Marine Parade is charging $280/per term (once a week) & $200/per term (twice a week) + $50 reg. fee + $70 for materials + T-shirt?
I was told only Yishun, their HQ charges $250.00.
will need to check out the other outlets… to see if there r such price difference.
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