Pros/Cons of UCMAS/Abacus courses

Dear Ilites,

Hope many of u r sending ur kids to UCMAS/Abacus classes.
Though I hear all praise about the benefits a child would get in improving their memory, mathematical skills & can confidentally solve complex problems at faster rate, I hvn't got much details abt its negative impact while browsing thro' the net.

But following are the behaviours, I hv heard on children with UCMAS exposure -
1. Child gets the tendency to look for shortcuts in solving any type of problems. (even real life issues)
2. Child would not solve problems in methodical manner as expected in schools. Few schools doesn't encourage their students to be put in these classes. (like PSSB…not sure abt the authenticity)
3. Child gets confused with the approach taught in UCMAS & School.

Let me know if u hv come across any other or agree with the above.

My daughter currently in LKG wld be 5 this May and 'm thinking of putting her from this summer on UCMAS. She's in ICSE syllabus and got exposed to Numbers from 1-100. I believe, she wld be exposed to addition & subtraction next year.

Do you recommend, that I go ahead with my plan or wait till she get's exposed to simple addition, subtraction & tables before joining this classes.

Rgds,
Jayasree

Hi all,

Looking for fdbk on the queries raised in the thread, initiated by me y'day. Kindly share ur experiences or information u hv on this topic. Thanx.

Rgds,
Jayasree

Originally Posted by Jlatch

Hi all,

Looking for fdbk on the queries raised in the thread, initiated by me y'day. Kindly share ur experiences or information u hv on this topic. Thanx.

Rgds,
Jayasree

hi,
i am also interested to teach abacus to my 4 yr old.

did you get any feed back onthat.

thanks,
welcome

hi jlatch,

for any child before going to speed and short cuts they have to know the basic understanding of the concepts.it is important to emphasize on the concepts in their learning years. short cuts r for the experienced not for the learners.

thanks
lavanya

does anyone know any online courses in abacus for kids age 5and up