Why Supplementary Education is Important?

 

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Education is critically essential in our lives. The count of educated people of a country defines its growth and development in economical and financial terms. Also, education is vital for individuals to survive, be self-sufficient and independent enough to be able to earn a livelihood.

In a developing economy like India, where agriculture is the primary source of income, education is the second big thing on which the country spends. In the year 2011, India spent 3.2% of their GDP on education.

A poignant fact today is that the schools and colleges alone cannot cater all the education needs in this age of competition. Then the significance of supplementary education courses like Abacus comes into the picture. These courses are designed and structured to transform an overall personality of students so that they are competent, confident and are readily present to face all challenges.

Both parents and students are aware that if they perform well in academics, they can easily penetrate into any field for pursing their career. For this, they demand for supplementary courses that help them succeed. 

Courses like Abacus, acts like complete brain development tools for children of young age which also adds on to their mental arithmetic skills. Right from an early age, the children are prepared to imbibe skills like visualization, concentration, logical thinking, photographic memory and recall within themselves. This makes them proficient to vie on a universal platform. To enroll for one of the most effective Abacus course, contact Master Mind.

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Abacus and its Benefits…

 

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Abacus

Abacus is the most primitive calculating device. This ancient system in the modern age aims on developing the power of the brain and also amplifies the arithmetic abilities. Its effect can be best observed in children of age between 4 to 14 years, as during this age 75% of brain development takes place.

Abacus Course

Recently, the abacus programs have created hype in the education industry, as this supplementary course has benefitted the students in innumerable ways. The abacus course has proved to be a brain development tool that enhances the overall personality of children. The important factor to be considered is that the parents opts for the right course from an authentic company.

Benefits of Abacus Program

·         Makes student confident

·         Makes them competent for future challenges

·         Gives children an opportunity to excel in their academic career

·         Enhances visualization (mental abilities)

·         Increases concentration in all subjects

·         Develops logical thinking abilities

·         Improves photographic memory (creating pictures in mind- abacus, maps, diagrams etc.)

·         Helps in recall (in examinations etc.)

·         Develops overall personality of children

Master Mind’s Abacus classes are the right place where your child can benefit the most by developing its brain and mental arithmetic skills.

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Structure of Abacus

 

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“Abacus” is a term used for a primitive device, which made use of fingers of both hands for doing arithmetic calculations. The Abacus instrument was needed by merchants to calculate the cost of their trades in countries like China, Japan, Korea, Thailand etc.

Structure of the device

The evolvement in the structure of Abacus can be divided into 3 stages namely: Primitive age, Ancient age and the Modern age.

1.      Primitive Age

The primitive Abacus initially had horizontal alignment when it was invented. Stones and pebbles were used as beads. The use of stones added to the weight of the abacus, limiting its mobility and often results in losing the track of the counts. Due to these complexities the number and size of beads were reduced over a period.

2.      Middle Age

The ancient Abacus was restructured by Sumerian, Babylonian, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Greek, Egyptian and Roman civilizations during different ages. Therefore, Abacus has faced changes in its structure according to different cultures. Two of the most popularly known Abacus of this age are Suan Pan (Chinese) and Soroban (Japanese).

3.      Modern Age

The modern day Abacus is, a frame made up of either wood or metal, with vertical alignment of rods in which the bead move while performing calculations. Soroban, the most recent Abacus modified by Japanese is the one we make use of today. There are 17 vertical rods. The frame is divided into 2 decks: the upper deck and lower deck. The upper deck has 1 bead on each rod, and the lower deck constitutes 4 beads in a single rod. Even the modern day computer uses references from Abacus for performing calculations.

Application of Abacus Today

The Abacus today, is used as a device that enhances the complete brain development also resulting into improved mental arithmetic skills. Join Master Mind, an Abacus training institute to develop your mental maths skills.

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Abacus and its Evolution

 

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What is Abacus?

Abacus is an ancient instrument which was discovered 2500 years ago, and was used for doing mental arithmetic calculations. The instrument was made of frames (wood etc.) which had beads made of sand, stones, pebbles etc. It made use of both the hands to move beads and perform calculations. This process enables the use of both left and right sides of brain through proper finger movements.

Evolution of Abacus

There have been contradictions on “who discovered Abacus?” It is believed that the Abacus instrument was discovered in China in 500 B.C. while some arguments indicate it was discovered by Babylonian circa in 300 B.C. According to some sources, Abacus was first used by Indians with a separate column for ‘shunya’ also known as ‘zero’.

The most primitive Abacus was the Salamis tablet used by Babylonians. All the evolutions in size, shape or appearance were done based on this Abacus. The Chinese Abacus, named Suanpan, which existed in modern age, was the one having 2/5 decks. The Japanese Abacus, Soroban soon replaced Suanpan due to its complexity in operations. Soroban Abacus had 1/4 decks and is the one which is in use today.

Functions of Abacus

The Abacus is used for calculating operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals and calculations for negative numbers.

Master Mind provides Abacus training for kids to enhance their mental arithmetic and result is augmented brain development.

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