Kumon instructor is a real bi****

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
We're east Asian, and sometimes there is a fine line between exerting pressure on a student to open unlock their potential, and abuse. What works with one student definitely does not with another, and that's on the parent to decide, not the teacher, because teachers don't know the student as well, and children mask their feeling during class. I have a son and daughter who react differently to different types of pressure. I parent them differently. My daughter has a music teacher that I would never, ever, foist on my son, because that would not work at all. I am present at every music lesson so I can intervene.

It takes a lot of psychology and emotional accompaniment to push one's child without traumatizing them.

Personally, I prefer the Art of Problem Solving to any other math training, OP, despite the fact that Kumon was developed in my native land. AoPS teaches critical thinking, unlike all the others. If you encounter a yeller or someone who sets off alarm bells, don't let your guard down. They might end up working well with your child, or not. They might work well only because you're there. Stay vigilant.

Op thank you! We are no longer local to dc so not a lot of options.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are the older kids also South Asian? My aunt ran a Kumon and she treated the Asian kids the way the Asian parents wanted and the non-Asian kids the way she thought non-Asians wanted. It turned out some of the non-Asians also wanted their kids chewed out and chastised.

Op here. I think Kumon is awesome. The majority of the kids are south asian. My husband is south asian and it connects us to the community because I see many kids/ moms in our immediate neighborhood or the YMCA. The asian kids seem serious about Kumon, and I haven't noticed the manager yelling as much at them. The owner is the one with a sometimes nasty attitude. The instructors are mostly adults and seem to be happy. The other programs recommend here are too far away and more $$$. My 7-year-old likes Kumon. I am not strong in math, but dh is very strong; in fact, he has a Ph.D. in statistics. Most of the Indians are immigrants so their kids are first generation. I have seen shy kids build confidence socially by participating in Kumon. I am there around 3 hours a week, so I notice stuff.

So, why post? You love Kumon. You aren’t going to say anything about the owner bc you probably fear she’d tell you to pound sand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand yelling at kids while they do worksheets. What exactly does that accomplish?

The idea is that kid will do the worksheets faster and more accurately to avoid being personally yelled at. Unfortunately, there's nothing the kid can do to avoid hearing other kids in their vicinity being yelled at.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand yelling at kids while they do worksheets. What exactly does that accomplish?

It depends on why they are yelling. Because they aren't doing the work or don't know how?

It does not matter why. Yelling is uncouth and teaches incivility. If someone is about to get hit by a car or a golf ball, yell a warning. Otherwise, use your grown up voice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand yelling at kids while they do worksheets. What exactly does that accomplish?

It depends on why they are yelling. Because they aren't doing the work or don't know how?

It does not matter why. Yelling is uncouth and teaches incivility. If someone is about to get hit by a car or a golf ball, yell a warning. Otherwise, use your grown up voice.

Op here. I agree. This bothers me, but I can't protect my child from everything. I do think my presence helps. We are planning to do Kumon only for elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kumon is stupid. Your kid can be super awesome at math without Kumon.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Kumon is stupid. Your kid can be super awesome at math without Kumon.

+1

That is the dumbest comment ever. You're shaming people for getting academic help.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kumon is stupid. Your kid can be super awesome at math without Kumon.

+1

That is the dumbest comment ever. You're shaming people for getting academic help.

It doesn't sound like OP is doing Kumon out of any real need for math remediation or to provide stimulation for a mathematically gifted child, it sounds like OP is doing it to affirm her child's Asian-ness. Which apparently is a thing in some places. But still it is odd to write a forum post complaining about the service, then being presented with better options, then doubling down on the bad service. As Ace Ventura says, well alrighty then!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kumon is stupid. Your kid can be super awesome at math without Kumon.

+1

That is the dumbest comment ever. You're shaming people for getting academic help.

It doesn't sound like OP is doing Kumon out of any real need for math remediation or to provide stimulation for a mathematically gifted child, it sounds like OP is doing it to affirm her child's Asian-ness. Which apparently is a thing in some places. But still it is odd to write a forum post complaining about the service, then being presented with better options, then doubling down on the bad service. As Ace Ventura says, well alrighty then!

This is op. You're way too involved. My son loves math. I also mentioned we don't have any other options close to us.
The area we live in has a huge asian population so naturally, many of the kids at Kumon are asian. We are new to the area. I met a mom at the playground this evening, and she approved me, as our kids are both in Kumon. We exchanged numbers to coordinate play dates. Not only does Kumon help him with his love for math, but it has helped me feel more part of the community. We moved from out of state only 5 months, so I don't have a lot of friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kumon is stupid. Your kid can be super awesome at math without Kumon.

+1

That is the dumbest comment ever. You're shaming people for getting academic help.

It doesn't sound like OP is doing Kumon out of any real need for math remediation or to provide stimulation for a mathematically gifted child, it sounds like OP is doing it to affirm her child's Asian-ness. Which apparently is a thing in some places. But still it is odd to write a forum post complaining about the service, then being presented with better options, then doubling down on the bad service. As Ace Ventura says, well alrighty then!

This is op. You're way too involved. My son loves math. I also mentioned we don't have any other options close to us.
The area we live in has a huge asian population so naturally, many of the kids at Kumon are asian. We are new to the area. I met a mom at the playground this evening, and she approved me, as our kids are both in Kumon. We exchanged numbers to coordinate play dates. Not only does Kumon help him with his love for math, but it has helped me feel more part of the community. We moved from out of state only 5 months, so I don't have a lot of friends.

this has to be a troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kumon is stupid. Your kid can be super awesome at math without Kumon.

+1

That is the dumbest comment ever. You're shaming people for getting academic help.

It doesn't sound like OP is doing Kumon out of any real need for math remediation or to provide stimulation for a mathematically gifted child, it sounds like OP is doing it to affirm her child's Asian-ness. Which apparently is a thing in some places. But still it is odd to write a forum post complaining about the service, then being presented with better options, then doubling down on the bad service. As Ace Ventura says, well alrighty then!

This is op. You're way too involved. My son loves math. I also mentioned we don't have any other options close to us.
The area we live in has a huge asian population so naturally, many of the kids at Kumon are asian. We are new to the area. I met a mom at the playground this evening, and she approved me, as our kids are both in Kumon. We exchanged numbers to coordinate play dates. Not only does Kumon help him with his love for math, but it has helped me feel more part of the community. We moved from out of state only 5 months, so I don't have a lot of friends.

Kumon will hurt your kid's love for math, which will hurt your kid's achievement in math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kumon is stupid. Your kid can be super awesome at math without Kumon.

+1

That is the dumbest comment ever. You're shaming people for getting academic help.

It doesn't sound like OP is doing Kumon out of any real need for math remediation or to provide stimulation for a mathematically gifted child, it sounds like OP is doing it to affirm her child's Asian-ness. Which apparently is a thing in some places. But still it is odd to write a forum post complaining about the service, then being presented with better options, then doubling down on the bad service. As Ace Ventura says, well alrighty then!

This is op. You're way too involved. My son loves math. I also mentioned we don't have any other options close to us.
The area we live in has a huge asian population so naturally, many of the kids at Kumon are asian. We are new to the area. I met a mom at the playground this evening, and she approved me, as our kids are both in Kumon. We exchanged numbers to coordinate play dates. Not only does Kumon help him with his love for math, but it has helped me feel more part of the community. We moved from out of state only 5 months, so I don't have a lot of friends.

this has to be a troll.

Op here. Haha it was supposed to read as approached me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kumon is stupid. Your kid can be super awesome at math without Kumon.

+1

That is the dumbest comment ever. You're shaming people for getting academic help.

It doesn't sound like OP is doing Kumon out of any real need for math remediation or to provide stimulation for a mathematically gifted child, it sounds like OP is doing it to affirm her child's Asian-ness. Which apparently is a thing in some places. But still it is odd to write a forum post complaining about the service, then being presented with better options, then doubling down on the bad service. As Ace Ventura says, well alrighty then!

This is op. You're way too involved. My son loves math. I also mentioned we don't have any other options close to us.
The area we live in has a huge asian population so naturally, many of the kids at Kumon are asian. We are new to the area. I met a mom at the playground this evening, and she approved me, as our kids are both in Kumon. We exchanged numbers to coordinate play dates. Not only does Kumon help him with his love for math, but it has helped me feel more part of the community. We moved from out of state only 5 months, so I don't have a lot of friends.

Kumon will hurt your kid's love for math, which will hurt your kid's achievement in math.

What's up with all these anti kumon people? It's like they go out of the way to bash it. Probably insecure, their kids are only doing sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kumon is stupid. Your kid can be super awesome at math without Kumon.

+1

That is the dumbest comment ever. You're shaming people for getting academic help.

It doesn't sound like OP is doing Kumon out of any real need for math remediation or to provide stimulation for a mathematically gifted child, it sounds like OP is doing it to affirm her child's Asian-ness. Which apparently is a thing in some places. But still it is odd to write a forum post complaining about the service, then being presented with better options, then doubling down on the bad service. As Ace Ventura says, well alrighty then!

This is op. You're way too involved. My son loves math. I also mentioned we don't have any other options close to us.
The area we live in has a huge asian population so naturally, many of the kids at Kumon are asian. We are new to the area. I met a mom at the playground this evening, and she approved me, as our kids are both in Kumon. We exchanged numbers to coordinate play dates. Not only does Kumon help him with his love for math, but it has helped me feel more part of the community. We moved from out of state only 5 months, so I don't have a lot of friends.

Kumon will hurt your kid's love for math, which will hurt your kid's achievement in math.

What's up with all these anti kumon people? It's like they go out of the way to bash it. Probably insecure, their kids are only doing sports.

It's the opposite. Kumon affiliated people are going out of their way to make posts about Kumon on DCUM while pretending to be Asian moms. Everyone who has actually done math enrichment with their children knows that Kumon is just drill worksheets with no substance. At this point it's practically standard for half the responses to be "AOPS" when these Kumon shills pop up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kumon is stupid. Your kid can be super awesome at math without Kumon.

+1

That is the dumbest comment ever. You're shaming people for getting academic help.

“Academic help?” People make their kids do Kumon because they think it’s the key to bring the top of the class. If your kid actually needs help to stay on grade level, you need a tutor. Doing piles of Kumon worksheets isn’t teaching math it’s practicing math.