Benefits of Abacus
The science and technology of the Abacus have existed for centuries. It is very much popular in developed countries like China, Japan, the USA etc. . Nowadays, awareness and benefits of the Abacus are spreading very fast in India too.
- Abacus is not just about Mathematics but a complete brain development program.
- It removes the fear of Maths from children’s minds.
- A child will be able to do mental maths at a VERY HIGH speed.
- Complete program sharpens listening skills, photographic memory, concentration, visualisation, left-right brain balancing.
- Student not only learns basic operations i.e. (+, -, %, *) but also square root, cube root, percentage, table(at least up to 500) etc.
- This applied science would certainly be a revolution in the education field. With dedicated efforts of ours and you, we can make realise children their higher potential.
How it works ?
Now, let us understand the science behind Abacus. Before that, we should understand our brain functions in a very brief manner.
Left Brain Deals With:-
Logic
Maths/Numbers
Words/Language
Sequential access of information
Present and Past
Fact-based analysis
Reality/Mostly physical
Maths/Science
Practical
Strategy based
Microscopic perception
Right Brain Deals With:-
Emotions
Visualisation/Creativity
Symbols/Images
Spatial access of information
Present and Function
Intuition based
Fantasy /Mostly meta-physical
Arts/Music
Impetuous
Possibility based
Macroscopic perception
Our left brain deals with numbers and arithmetic calculations. If you do calculations with the traditional school method then you need pen and paper. It also takes a lot of time. Because in this process you use only the left part of your brain.
In the Abacus method, you can do these calculations within seconds and that too mentally. The child imagines the Abacus tool in his/her right brain and does calculations on this virtual Abacus using his/her left brain. In the end, whatever number he/she sees on the virtual Abacus will be the answer.
Hence, in the Abacus method child uses his/her left and right brain optimally. With continuous daily practice, they can excel not only in Mathematics but also in other subjects.
Abacus learnt students will have extra edge in the competitive exams. In competitive exams child needs accuracy and speed. Which he/she learns in school days itself very easily. If we don’t adopt these scientific methods of learning then it will be too late. Therefore, we can not afford to harm our own children’s better future.