Kumon Math and Reading Center of Coral Gables – University

After spending 3 months and 1 hour a day in reading and writing Kumon worksheets with my 5 year old who is in kindergarten, I realized what Kumon is and how it works. Kumon is a brute-​force approach to developing memorization skills. On the surface it will seem that the kids are learning, but what they are really doing is memorizing without understanding. For example, your child may learn in Kumon how to spell, read and write the word «dog» 100% of the time because he memorized it by practicing it 200 times. Now if you ask him to write the word «papa» he will not know where to start because is not in his memory bank. However, if they UNDERSTAND how letters sound and make words, they should be able to think and CREATE the word «papa» as it sounds. See the difference? Kumon is a temporary illusion of learning, it will push your child away from thinking and problem solving. If you insist for Kumon, you can save the monthly fee and just buy the same worksheets and do it at home. The Kumon «instructors» do exactly the same thing you do with your child at home, watching the kids do the worksheets and correct them. They don’t teach anything.