Parent’s Guide to Choosing the Best Online Abacus Course

Abacus Course and Vedic Maths Classes are one of the most popular training programs among the student community. The field of Mathematics has its own complexities, and I am sure we would all acknowledge the truth that Maths is one subject for which most children have some kind of fear in their mind.

But do you know an amazing fact – Both these courses help to remove fear of Maths from children’s minds. In this article let’s understand how this happens, and also understand the parent’s guide to choose the best online Abacus course.

Why do children develop fear of Maths?

• Remember the thumb rule of psychology – any kind of fear comes from hesitation.

The unfortunate truth about modern ways of teaching Maths in most schools is that there are a large number of students in a class (up to 40+ at times) and schools have to always run fast to ensure the pre-defined course gets completed in just a few months into the academic session. As a result, both teachers and students are always in the rush mode, and if the foundation concept of students are not very strong or they end up missing a few classes for any reason (sickness or due to vacation) then they will surely feel left behind. Another downside of a large number of students in a single class is that most students feel shy and hesitant to ask doubts. Since every Math topic is usually dependent upon the previous concept, the initial understanding gap keeps on increasing and gradually the Fear of Maths sits deep into the kid’s mind.

How does online Abacus course for kids remove fear of Maths

While this process sounds complicated, it is actually very simple. Abacus is the oldest calculator that mankind has seen, and the primary function of Abacus is to teach the number system and all kinds of arithmetic calculation to the kids. Let us look at some core benefits of Abacus Training which are naturally designed to remove fear of Maths from children’s minds.

Abacus classes – Direct Benefits that help remove Fear of Maths

• Strong Mental Maths ability – Kids who attend Abacus classes and complete the initial few levels, become trained in solving the arithmetic questions mentally without needing a paper or a pen. Strong Mental Maths further leads to stronger logical reasoning and analytical skills, and such students deep dive into more complex topics in higher classes, like geometry or algebra.
• 100% accuracy and superfast speed –  Do you think fear of Maths can even come close to a child who has the ability to solve complex arithmetic questions (addition, subtraction, division and multiplication) including decimals with full accuracy and great speed? Of course the answer is NO. Watch the videos of our Abacus students, to see how these students magically solve complex arithmetic calculations mentally (without a paper or a pen).

Abacus classes – InDirect Benefits that help remove Fear of Maths

• Boost in Confidence – The direct benefits of Abacus classes (as discussed above) have a clear outcome that cannot be seen with naked eye but every parent will easily feel it immediately – that numbers becomes the child’s best friends and he no more afraid of numbers or any complex calculations, rather do it with fun.
• Right Brain Development  – First let’s mention an important fact for awareness of all parents. In humans, the left brain governs all logical actions like walking, driving etc. Right brain, on the other hand, governs creative actions like music, drawing etc and science has proven that it can develop only until the age of 15, post which it goes into dormant state. In reality the right brain is in a dormant state for most kids. Abacus activates the right brain due to the fact that  kids are taught to use both hands simultaneously (at the same time) to do the finger movement in the air. As a result, both the right and left brain are stimulated which leads to active brain development in Abacus kids. Needless to say, kids who use both brains will be able to solve any problems much more effectively and will have a clear edge over their competitors.

Tips to choose the Best Online Abacus Course for kids

Now let’s talk about the core topic of this article that you were most probably searching for ‘Tips to choose the Best Online Abacus Course for kids’ , when you landed upon this blog.

At Mathcruise we boast of following facts which we believe are crucial to our success as an education provider. Parents in their role of torch bearer for their kids, should understand the importance of these factors, review them thoroughly and then make a judgement call where to enroll their kids for Abacus classes online. If you feel any organization is compliant to all these factors, then it is indeed the right choice to go with.

• Our Chief Trainer is Passionate for Maths and Abacus

Our chief trainer is personally involved in the leaning path of every student. Her incredible passion for Maths drives her to achieve excellence in this field. Read here about her profile and rich accreditation both academically and professionally

• Rich experience of 10 years in Abacus Training

Mathcruise has been successfully providing Abacus online classes for the past 10 years and we have no hesitation to admit that we learn with every passing day. Learning never saturates. We take pride in learning from students since every child inevitably leads the teacher to improvise his/her teaching style a little bit.

• Pull mode of learning instead of push mode

At Mathcruise we connect with the children to engage them in positive learning. In every class we ensure that children feel comfortable and open up with the teacher. Simple things like asking what they ate for breakfast, or one good thing that happened today encourages children to be interactive and once this happens, the learning rhythm starts.

• Small batch size to ensure individual attention

Many Abacus training schools run big batches of up to 30-40 students in Abacus classes. They charge very less fees to attract parents (and compensate for that less fees by enrolling a large number of students so they do not cut down on their overall revenue). But the downside of this approach is that practically they are not able to give quality time to students. I don’t think it needs a genius to figure out that a teacher can give individual attention to a batch of 40 students in one hour? This is why Mathcruise Abacus classes charge a little high tuition fees since we enroll a maximum of only 6 students in a single batch. We ensure individual attention for each of those 6 students, where the teacher spends at least 10 dedicated minutes with each child turn wise.

• Good Google reviews from both existing and past students and their parents

Google reviews are the most trusted source today on any digital platform, which cannot be tampered with. Instead of relying on the organization’s self-made claims of results or good quality, it’s more sensible to take feedback from past or existing parents. So look out for google reviews. We proudly display the Google reviews on the homepage of our web portal.

• Regular Doubt classes

Children are free to reach out to the teacher anytime (over whatsapp) and we arrange for a call back to clear the doubts of the child as per mutual availability of the teacher and child. The child never needs to wait until the next class, and we ensure that not even a single day is wasted where the child is stuck with his doubts.

• Regular Parent Teacher Meetings

We proactively reach out to the parents and remain connected with them at all times. In all scenarios – like if the child is doing great, or even if there are some gaps (e.g. lack of focus, or lack of interest, or child not doing the homework regularly), we ensure to discuss openly with the parents. And then work collectively with the parents and the student to bridge those gaps. Timely corrective action plays a very crucial role in ensuring that precious time (of students) and money (of parents) does not go to waste.

• Certification Test after completion of each level

Unlike other organizations, we never blindly promote the child to the next level. Rather, we conduct a thorough online Abacus examination and promote the child to the next level only if he clears the exam as per the defined threshold. For any reason if the child does not clear the assessment then we discuss options with the parents which includes either repeating the whole level (which is very rare) or extending the classes by 1-2 weeks for more rigorous practice and working on filling the gaps.

• Money Back Guarantee if result (as promised) is not up to the mark

Our confidence and Unique Teaching methodology allows us to give Money Back Guarantee to all parents. The only pre-condition is that the child must have been regularly attending the classes and doing homework for 10 minutes daily, which we clearly call out before enrolling the child. As long as the child commits to these 2 simple pre-conditions, we take full accountability that your child will come out with flying colors in Abacus.

• Well defined Abacus Curriculum for each level

We have professionally developed inhouse Abacus classes curriculum which is especially designed to optimally utilize the child’s time. Our curriculum also gives clarity to parents on which topics will be covered in which level. This clarity is missing in most established Abacus schools, simple because it is not easy to meet this commitment. Only experienced Abacus trainers are able to follow this mapping effectively.

• Copyrighted Books

We have our own copyrighted Abacus books and are not dependent on any external vendor. Our trainers have specially designed the books in such a way that both parents and children are easily able to follow it. Every book is divided into 12 weeks (3 months) so at any given point in time, it’s super clear to everyone (teachers, students and parents) that the course is on track, or behind or ahead. For example, if a child is 4 weeks into Level-3, but he is still on week-2 of the book, it’s evident that the course is running behind, and corrective actions can be taken then and there.

Takeaway

Our happy Mathcruise family is increasing with every passing day and we humbly invite you to be part of this amazing family if you want to give the lifetime gift of self-confidence to your kids. Abacus is a wonderful course for all kids provided you make the choice at the right time (5-15 years), so do not delay, and take the first step to help your child to embark on this learning journey today. Whether you choose to start Abacus Journey with us or any other Abacus training school, our advice will be to validate the above points to be sure that you are giving the future of your child into safe hands. A good Abacus trainer can shape a child’s future positively and lead him to a path of success and self-confidence.

If you are interested to know more about ‘How Many Levels in Abacus and Why They Matter’, read our detailed blog here

If you would like to ‘Discover the Benefits of Learning Abacus’, read our detailed blog here

We are Proud of our Motto: ‘Remove fear and phobia of Maths from the minds of children. We make the kids fall in love with Maths.’