A new method of teaching is gaining popularity in the world.children - mental arithmetic. “What is this?” You ask. We hasten to clarify the situation. In fact, this is a system for the development of children's mental abilities, based on the ability to count in the mind.
Thanks to constant training, the child learnsduring the solution of arithmetic problems to use both hemispheres of the brain. Thus, after a while he can calculate complex examples without the help of a calculator.
Initially, it all starts with studying accounts.Mental arithmetic is based on this. Reviews show that the child actively uses both hands to quickly read and summarize. With the help of accounts, you can perform not only elementary arithmetic operations, but also more complex ones, such as multiplication, division, and even raising to a power.
Следующая ступень – это тренировка решать примеры in mind. The child must mentally imagine the abacus, and how he worked for them if they were in front of him. This is how mental arithmetic works. The parents' opinions and the opinions of experts agree that girls and boys who are trained according to this method start thinking very creatively, which makes them difficult tasks.
A mathematical example for a child should become an associative picture, which he represents in his mind in the form of bones in the accounts.
The first few levels of classes are held onancient abacus accounts. They represent a familiar subject, but with some changes. So, instead of one square with knuckles, there are two here - for the right and left hands. This is the main meaning. Working with two hands, the child stimulates the activity of both the right and left hemispheres.
The history of the abacus is very old. For the first time they began to use them in ancient Babylon and Egypt. Later, the skills were transferred to scientists in China and India. In Europe, scores appeared much later - at the turn of the 8th-9th centuries.
Uncomplicated is science - mental arithmetic.Training should be conducted with children aged 4 to 12 years. Some schools accept children up to 16. But, as research has shown, the best way to train children’s brains is to be twelve years old. It is believed that before this period, the full formation of the main organ of man proceeds.
Many parents like mental arithmetic. Training is designed to develop the following abilities in children:
- To be focused on one task.
- Memorize pictures, which means develop a photographic memory.
- Think creatively.
- Observation.
- Logical thinking.
- Imagination.
Поскольку возраст детей очень разный, конечно же, they are divided into separate groups. Total duration of training can last from 2.5 to 3 years. Parental feedback on mental arithmetic suggests that you should not immediately lead a child at 4 years old to develop intelligence. The course is quite intensive, but during this period you can simply discourage learning, forcing you to constantly go to difficult classes.
Mental arithmetic is taught inmany countries of the world. The first samples were in Japan, the USA and Germany. Now we have this practice. Children are invited to overcome 10 levels, as in the game. Each of the stages will take approximately 3-4 months to complete. You do not need to drive a child every day. Only two or three times a week is enough.
Many have probably seen the video where the child isA few seconds doing complex computational operations with four-digit numbers. But not all adults are ready to give an answer in a few seconds. Moreover, the video most often depicts guys from eastern countries - China, Turkey and Japan, and in fact they are considered the ancestors of such a technique as mental arithmetic. Reviews about this method encourage you to remember how children were taught thousands of years ago. The ancient way to count on abacus was passed down from generation to generation, until it came to our country.
Though old science is mental arithmetic, reviewsabout her very ambiguous. Some say that such activities are just another business idea, the purpose of which is to siphon money from parents, if only the child is busy with something. And it is not surprising, because the price for the course in a small city can reach 15-20 thousand, and in large centers even more. Are parents willing to pay for such classes for a four-year-old child at the price of education in a prestigious gymnasium?
Many parents are confident that their children are uniquelymust grow great people. Each school of mental education says: we have your child will acquire such abilities that you never dreamed of. He will participate in the Olympiads of the highest level from the first class, the fourth will jump, and in the sixth he will take the first place in the All-Russian Championship.
But before, children somehow grew up without brillianttechniques. And many achieved success on their own, thanks to perseverance and desire. How many geniuses gives on Earth! And precisely because of this opinion, mental arithmetic collects negative reviews.
А сейчас что получается?For those parents who have money, children will be the “cream” of society, the geniuses of their generation, and all the rest who are more victorious will learn how you want to be backward. Is this a dogma of modern life?
Nobody argues that parents want theirchild only the best. And they are willing to pay a lot of money, if only it developed. These moms can be seen immediately. In the children's stores, they take only the "right" toys, their kids are recorded in all possible circles, and the child’s question: "Mom, can I play a ball?" They answer: "You can’t hurt your leg - then you can’t go to chess ".
But does the child himself want such a childhood?Do we not deprive him of useful football, funny "Cossack-robbers" and hiding? We all want to bring up a genius, but is there this germ in our sweet little angel? Or maybe our innocence will slam its eyes at the age of 16 and rush off to fulfill all their cherished dreams in spite of their parents? And the blood will already be impossible to stop and protect from mistakes. Indeed, as practice shows, the more parents restrict a child in childhood, the more he breaks free when he is a teenager, and the more stupid he does.
Некоторые опытные педиатры оставляют свои отзывы about mental arithmetic. They are convinced that the desire to develop a child at an early age is only a method of rivalry between parents. Very often in the clinic only heard as one mom boasts to the other that, they say, my child at the age of a year and a half already knew how to almost read and write. All this is just a way to once again prove that your own child is unique, better than anyone else.
When viewed from the perspective of the development of the hemispheresbrain, then at some period of time there is a growth of one part, then another. The areas responsible for various thought processes are located across the entire surface of the cortex, and there is no need to forcibly stimulate the premature activity of a particular area. Everything has its time.
From excessive activity of one of the hemispherescan be obtained inversely proportional result. Most often, the burden of intellectual work goes to the left hemisphere. If it accumulates too much “baggage” of knowledge, it will simply “block” the work of the right, thus making a completely ordinary child out of the desired genius. So there is mental arithmetic, the reviews of specialists are very disappointing from this point of view.
Work in the center of the development of intelligence requires a lotknowledge. Reviews about mental arithmetic by the teachers themselves are very inspiring. Teachers write that every activity is a separate game. At school, they cannot pay as much attention to a child as in a development center. Here, each teacher leads the student almost individually.
Children like activities.They play, communicate, and the whole process takes place in a fun, amusing way. Of course, with each level it becomes more difficult, you have to become more serious, but children grow up, and with them we are improving and developing.
Хороший педагог – это еще и психолог, и педиатр в one person. You need to constantly adapt to the child, to his thinking and skills. Only in this way, looking at the task on the part of the student, can one influence his intellectual development.
In their practice, teachers use manyvarious techniques. So, often have to depict the table of Pythagoras. Mental arithmetic (reviews indicate that this approach helps to diversify and improve each lesson), thus, it becomes clearer and more accessible.
Moms and dads are often very pleased with the way they deal with their children in development centers.
Many students like mental arithmetic.Parental feedback is proof of this. Often, mothers write how interesting the kids are. There were cases when the guys came home after the walk, they themselves asked to give them count. And after that parents came and checked, and it was curious to both children and adults.
Еще один интересный нюанс связан с началом learning. At one of the first lessons, the child is asked to carefully look at the abacus, remember it, and then draw on a piece of paper. Of course, mistakes are not uncommon. But after several courses the child is asked to repeat the procedure. And this time the drawing will be an exact copy of the usual tool. Thus, progress is clearly visible.
Also, parents are very satisfied with the success of their childrenin school after the lessons of mental arithmetic. Many note that the attention span, perseverance and performance have increased significantly. Children began to go to the Olympiad and take prizes. Isn't it a joy for parents? And the children themselves begin to be proud that they cause positive emotions in their moms and dads.
Поскольку раннее развитие набирает огромную popularity, in the capital opened many training centers. The first such educational institution was the school "Pythagorka". Now the offices of the center are open not only in Moscow, but also in many other cities of Russia.
"Pifagorka" invites parents and children to visitThe first free lesson in the course "Mental arithmetic". Reviews of parents and teachers can be heard and learned directly from first-hand. In addition, children will be useful to try their hand and find out whether such activities are interesting.
Еще один офис – «Абакус-центр».In Moscow, has two offices. One is in Aptekarsky Lane, and the other is on Sharikopodshipnikovskaya Street. Parents whose children visited the center are very pleased with the work of teachers. They assure that here the child will be in safe hands. In most cases, boys and girls like to attend classes very much, and the result is visible after a month's course.
For the first time in Moscow, teaching mental arithmeticconducted in English. This is what the Menard Center does. The program is designed for very talented and smart guys. In addition, the center employs very experienced teachers who can find an approach to any of the students. For families in which there is more than one child, there is a special offer for a discount.
In general, there is nothing wrong with your childwill be additionally engaged with teachers in some new and trendy method. If funds allow you, why not sign up? Another question is what will be the result. Perhaps your child is so talented that he himself will be able to independently develop the same skills. But if he is behind, and he is not interested in school, then, of course, he needs help.
But, in our opinion, this should not be done before the 4thclass. At the age of 4, the child absolutely does not need large numbers and complex arithmetic operations. And what is the use of the fact that in five years your child will easily betray that 329 plus 458 will be 787? To delight grandmothers and neighbors envious? Let it grow and make you happy, and you help him to become better.
