Any KUMON students out here?

Hi there,

Any KUMON maths students out here?
If so, how many levels have you guys completed?

Cheers

Would you recommend Kumon? I was set to have my sister sign up but I was told they only make you do worksheets and do not teach. Is that true?

Would you recommend Kumon? I was set to have my sister sign up but I was told they only make you do worksheets and do not teach. Is that true?

I got up to mid-J around Year 7, before I stopped. Any particular reason? (I've marked papers for my local centre, too.)

Would you recommend Kumon? I was set to have my sister sign up but I was told they only make you do worksheets and do not teach. Is that true?

It is more of a self learning program. But, when you get stuck the instructor surely helps you. Plus, they come with solution books.

Ah ok, J was a tough level.
I am on level K, I wanted some help and wanted to discuss whether or not to stay. :0

So, would you recommend the place for someone in year 7-9?

Anything particularly you want help on?

Depends on what you're looking for. KUMON strengthens your maths skills, but it can get a bit tough at times. You aren't allowed to use a calculator at all too. If you do the assessment, you usually start from a low level, say like A or B. Around J only, is the higher level maths covered - which takes quite a while to reach. I took 4 years to reach level K - which meant it never really helped me with my higher maths cos by then I was complete with my AS levels.

So, I am not sure what year 7 - 9 supposed to be , I'm guessing like grade 7, if so I suggest you rather get a private tutor to help. My only reason for doing KUMON was that I never did any formal studies and went straight to my AS levels. I needed a maths background so get in the groove and KUMON started from a low level, so I did it. I guess if I had formal schooling or a maths background - I wouldn't have done it. It's kinda stressful at times LOL!

Hope my long lecture was of help to you :P!

And then for English, that wasn't much use at all... simply learning the spellings of words and learning the definitions without actually putting them into practice was utterly pointless.

Hi there,

Any KUMON maths students out here?
If so, how many levels have you guys completed?

Cheers

I am of the opinion that Kumon English is actively harmful in its "reading comprehension" sections. It teaches you to "comprehend" text by picking out phrases and filling them into the blanks. In response to a question like "Fill in the blank: Katy thinks animals ___", it results in pupils writing things like "Katy thinks animals she likes them a lot", which they would never dream of saying. (That was made up off the top of my head, but I've seen worse than that.)

Anything particularly you want help on?

Hi I do kumon! I'm on level L in English so I've almost finished, and I have almost finished finished level J in Maths!
Although many people don't see the point of it, it is VERY helpful! You teach yourself which is good and the worksheets help you to do methods which are quicker and easier. In school work is easier especially in maths (I'm doing Higher GCSE and A-Level stuff at the moment).
I'll admit that as you get higher up it gets harder- but's to be expected! You have to be committed though to get through it but it is worth it!
Quote me or message me if you want to ask me anything else!
Hope this helps!

That is great mate. But, I'm on K now LOL. Anyway if you need help, let me know. I'm kinda struggling some parts cos my instructor is only on level I, and there aren't any other students on my level. If I need help she has to email the head office in Johannesburg and wait for the answer.

So what do you suggest? I stay on and complete. I am done with matric, but wanna now study computer science, so I thought I might as well complete. Your suggestions...