#Japanese abacus math school how to#
The abacus teaches students analytical thinking and how to learn from failure.Teaching adults can be more challenging than teaching children.Teachers play a role in fostering respect and discipline.The ability to perform calculations mentally and efficiently is a valuable skill.The abacus skills acquired are universal and can be applied globally.
Learning the abacus helps students develop analytical thinking and learn from failure.There are no greater rewards for Miwako than seeing her student's faces light up with confidence and understanding as they discover what their abacus training has enabled them to achieve.Ġ0:00:30 Learning from the failure and disciplineĠ0:10:28 The Power of the Abacus and its future benefitsĠ0:14:23 The speed of calculations and how a system can help thatĠ0:20:18 The importance of respect for our students and future generationĠ0:23:08 Teaching children to be independent and confidentĠ0:27:33 Discipline in American educationĠ0:35:31 Appreciation and investing in children in 1992, Miwako channeled her love of teaching and working with children into founding the Japanese Abacus Math School in 2001. She began training with the abacus beads at age seven, lighting a passion that would shape her career path.Īfter moving to the U.S. Miwako, affectionately known as Sensei (Japanese for teacher), grew up in Japan, where she developed a deep connection with the abacus at a young age. She’s here to tell us what we can learn about Japanese culture by developing the practices of learning from failure and discipline and encouraging clear analytical thinking using the ancient Japanese practice of doing math on the abacus. She is not a lean sensei but a beloved teacher of the Japanese abacus. Miwako Bukres has taken the honorific “sensei" – teacher.
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