Starting Abacus from Preschool: The First Step to Building Confidence in Calculation

As elementary school enrollment gradually approaches, you may find yourself thinking more often about whether it would be ...
The Globe and Mail

Low-tech math tool gets a bead on learning

The abacus, that ancient, no-batteries-required, bead-based calculator, is making a comeback in after-school programs across Canada. The schools, which are modelled after programs common across India ...

【Mistakes in Choosing Lessons】What I realized a year after rushing to choose calligraphy and abacus classes at my new school

Hello! This is Kohitsuji39😊When you are looking for a lesson class, who do you ask?Neighbors? Mom friends? Or the ...
ジャパントゥデイ

Abacus making a comeback with Japanese kids in an increasingly digital age

When I first heard my daughter was going to take abacus lessons after school, I didn’t really know what to make of it. I never touched one myself and just considered it one of those obsolete tools of ...
中国日报网

Culture that counts

The world is recalculating the abacus' added historical and contemporary value since the device was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List last month. Xu Lin reports. New interest in the ancient ...