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Latest post on 11 October 2011 - 08:07

Anyone have any experience with this : http://www.kumon.com/AboutUs.aspx
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Latest post on 11 October 2011 - 12:52

I had a look at Kumon but thought it looked rather boring. There was too much emphasis on speed and repetition rather than thought process and thinking out of the box. Thats the point of it, the more you practice something the better you get at it, it stills provides a mental challenge. Unfortunately, many children are left with little mathematical skill from traditional schooling, topics are covered and children expected to go at the pace of the class, even when separated in skills sets. With Kumon the child works through the topics and can only progress onto a new level once they have mastered the current topic, so it is tailored to the child. And yes it is a little boring, but surely a good lesson for children is to learn that not everything they do in life is fun, some essential skills suck, but they still have to be done! I agree with you. I just didn’t see the point in paying for something that I could do myself at home. Printing of addition and subtraction sheets and timing the children is basically what Kumon is all about.

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Latest post on 11 October 2011 - 12:46

I had a look at Kumon but thought it looked rather boring. There was too much emphasis on speed and repetition rather than thought process and thinking out of the box. Thats the point of it, the more you practice something the better you get at it, it stills provides a mental challenge. Unfortunately, many children are left with little mathematical skill from traditional schooling, topics are covered and children expected to go at the pace of the class, even when separated in skills sets. With Kumon the child works through the topics and can only progress onto a new level once they have mastered the current topic, so it is tailored to the child. And yes it is a little boring, but surely a good lesson for children is to learn that not everything they do in life is fun, some essential skills suck, but they still have to be done!

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Latest post on 11 October 2011 - 12:37

I had a look at Kumon but thought it looked rather boring. There was too much emphasis on speed and repetition rather than thought process and thinking out of the box.

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Latest post on 11 October 2011 - 12:33

Hi Smita It does take the commitment, however the incentive for my kids is they actually see a difference in their understanding of the subject. They still get a sticker every day :-) With Kumon the child should do the work with no assistance from the parent, unless they are really stuck. Once you get into a routine it should take no longer than 20 minutes a day. My two complete as soon as they get home from school and are free to choose the times at the weekends. I complete a weekly spreadsheet on a friday and email it to the centre in the UK. I like the correspondence, more than the attending a centre once a week. We have so much going on, squeezing in another after school club, was a nightmare. to be honest it's not for everyone, but it is worth having a go with. I don't think that there is a set commitment to signing up so if it is too much you can cancel at any point.

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Latest post on 11 October 2011 - 12:21

I explored this option as well- as I was/am impressed with the difference Kumon has made in my friends children in Bahrain- the point is- that the nearest center is in Bahrain. They send you the kumon for a month in advance- charge Bahraini Dinars 5 per month for shipping it to you. The reason I didn't take it further was, that the incentive the child gets by visiting a center and getting those stickers - which in turn motivates them further to do their work every day etc is lost. It also involved a definite sitting with the child everyday to make sure the kumons are done and send them to the center end of the month.. when one doesn't visit the center every week , I felt it would be tough on me/my child to start this..

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Latest post on 11 October 2011 - 12:11

We used Kumon but it wasn't working for us unfortunately, we have had more success with Sylvan. But if it is the same lady we have used in the UK, I can recommend her, she was helpful and available to talk on skype.

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Latest post on 11 October 2011 - 12:07

Hi Obo, it is probably down to licensing issues and sponsorship, I spoke to someone in Japan and they have no intentions of setting up franchises here in the UAE in the near future. There is such a good market here for it. I think a few years back it was rolled out in some local schools. There is a correspondence facility from Bahrain that would be easier for delivery. The details are on the global website. I chose to use a lady back in the UK, as she only does correspondence and she came highly recommended. Let me know if you would like the details of the UK lady.

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Latest post on 11 October 2011 - 11:04

Hello PJ, I am also interested in exploring in it. Its a nice program. My children used in USA .I wonder why they don"t have any franchise in Dubai.

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Latest post on 11 October 2011 - 10:13

Hi Desertdoc, both of my children do Kumon and have for years. I can't recommend it enough. There are no centres in Dubai so we use the correspondence service from a lady in the UK. If you want to chat let me know and I will try to help as much as I can. My DS is 12 and he does maths and my DD is 9 and she does maths and english. We added the english in April as she was lagging behind and she has caught up since then. When we started my DS he was 7, and really had a hard time with maths, he is now doing the advanced work at school. It does take commitment on your part too, with marking daily and emailing results once a week to the UK, but once you get into a routine it only takes 5 minutes a day.

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