focus on repetition and mastery of skills. (Record photo by Beverly Shilling Math for Carly Harmon is as everyday as washing her face, as rote as tying her tennis shoe. She flies through her math ...

Toru Kumon is many a mother’s best friend. With many children in awe of Math, many mothers find it the nightmare of homework period. To many kids, Math isn’t numbers — it’s like Greek letters!

A Japanese programme that offers to help make numbers a student's friend regardless of age. A Japanese programme that offers to help make numbers a student s friend regardless of age When Kumon ...

One of the greatest difficulties in maths education is knowing at what level to teach. Pupils who find a class too easy get bored, and pupils who find a class too hard end up hating it. Japanese maths ...

Until recently, the Kumon Method had changed very little since its creation in 1954. It began with Toru Kumon teaching math to the children in his neighborhood in Japan; his guidance helped pupils ...

With a degree in psychology and elementary education, Ellia Jang had a passion for working with children. She also had a dream of following in her parents’ footsteps and becoming a small business ...

A new education initiative funded by the Japan government is helping Ghanaian pupils strengthen their mathematics skills and develop independent learning habits through technology and innovation. The ...

Two years ago, when she was seven-and-a-half, my daughter was struggling with maths. She was working at a national curriculum level two years below her age. We enrolled her at a Kumon study centre and ...