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[quote=Anonymous]I posted previously about starting my son (almost 5) at Kumon three weeks ago. I thought I would have to cajole him into going but he really likes going to the center (20 to 30 minutes, twice a week) and enjoys doing the math packet at home (5 to 7 minutes). The work is really easy for him since they started him at the lowest level - 7A counting numbers to 10. At his center they also encourage him to write the numbers too. There is something about going and seeing other kids his age and even younger kids sit down and do work. In three weeks he has learned how to write numbers one to ten (he could only write two or three numbers before), and is becoming more focused. He just passed a level into 6A- numbers to 30, and was really excited to start working on learning numbers to 30.  Since his daycare is all play-based/developmental I think it is a good balance. He just does the math program. He also plays soccer and has done swimming, basketball, creative movement, and a music class in the past. His little brother takes a gymnastics class and I asked my older son if he wanted to take a gymnastics class too. He said "No, I just want to do soccer and math class, when do I get to go to math class again?" Even though we played plenty of math games at home (Chutes and ladders, high-ho cherrio, card games like war, etc.), he now seems much more interested in math.  So I think you can do sports/other activities and Kumon.

The PP's comment about kids resisting is interesting. There has to be a huge cultural factor at play on enrolling in Kumon. Many of the Junior Kumon students are Asian, and at the center we go to many enroll their kids at age 3. I don't think they are concerned at all about their kids hating them. It is just expected of them, like you require your kids to brush their teeth every day. It was an eye-opener to see how advanced the kids who start at three are in both reading and math, especially when many of the kids speak another language at home. I sat in the room the first couple of weeks with my son, so I saw what levels the little kids were working on. It was amazing to see how independently the kids could complete their worksheets. When I hovered over my son and encouraged him after each problem, the instructor smiled and told me to let him try to do it on his own since they are also teaching independent work habits. I was on the fence before about enrolling him, but now I see that I see the benefits I will keep him enrolled for a while.

I would love to hear from others who have done junior kumon for a while. Did your kids get tired of going?[/quote]

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