Kumon

[AngieB11]

My son is interested in joining Kumon he is in Yr1. I think he saw few of his classmates join and would like to do the same. Would like to hear feedback from Parents who think this develops greater depth in school.

Also, my daughter struggles with Maths and is in Yr6 and I'm thinking if it will help her in developing greater depth in Maths too.

My children did kumon, after finding out some of their friends were going. It most certainly helped them with their mental maths. This was a good foundation for later in life when building on their good concept and quick mental math skills learned with kumon

over time, we struggled with them wanting to complete their worksheets, telling us it was boring and that was when we knew it was time to stop.

Thanks for the feedback. I think it would be definitely helpful for my son and would encourage my daughter to do mental maths too which will improve her speed of calculations. Appreciate it.

I'm curious about Kumon too! This is the only thread I could find talking about it here. Does anyone have any new insight to it? Has it changed or is it still the same format as before? We're hoping to find something that helps the kids learn more proactively like Beestar and wanted to know if Kumon is a good option or how it can help!

A lot of worksheets. It uses an old method of teaching. If there's any neurodivergence with your child then it doesn't really suit them. I'd say the latest teaching methods are Singaporean style / pictorial / concrete / abstract is much better

We looked into it and honestly it seemed extremely boring, regimented and seemed a bit cultish. Kids are only young once so we decided to prioritise other activities instead e.g. speech and drama classes, swimming, piano etc.

It’s very boring and not tailored to individual needs. It might be better to look into one to one tuition for a better experience.