Abacus is an ancient Chinese tool. Abacus is still widely used in place of calculator in China. In each bar of abacus, there are 4 beads below the beam and 1 bead above the beam. Each bead below the bar has the value one(1) and each bead above the bar has the value five(5).
Abacus,Why?
By using Abacus (or the manual calculator) as a tool, the brainpower is harnessed. As the focus on right brain(creative part) increases, the overall development of child is very much visible as time progresses.
Human Brain:
The Human brain has two halves: the right and the left. The left-brain is linear and logical and right brain is spontaneous. When confronted with problems the left-brain being logical, reasons out how intense will be the problem and allows that to prevail on the mind which will make a person give up his goal. The way the right brain interprets the goal is different. It is not logical but creative and thinks about new methods to reach the goal. The right brain is able to "VISUALISE" the final scene of goal achievement and will not rest till newer methods of reaching the goal are found.
Reason to use Abacus :
Today, we live in an era of computers. However, it is for this reason that the abacus education becomes more necessary. The Bright abacus education meets the needs of today's professional society. In this professional society, a life ignorant of recording and calculating does not exist. By using the abacus method regularly, the four basic operations (+, -, x, / ) can easily be done with the mind. With constant practice of abacus especially that of mental arithmetic, the interaction between the left and the right parts of the brain in an instant causes stimulation that greatly benefits the brain. It is been observed that in countries like China and Japan, senior high-level students have scored better than usual in other course(subjects) too.
Do Age Matter (4-16Yrs)
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The outcome of results from experiments is the systematical training of upper brain which considerably helps to change the operation of the lower brain in turn helps the children to be healthy, achieve in sports activities and to maintain energy level and stamina. -
The famous boxer Mohamed Ali is a good example. He kept repeating the same action message to induce the sub-consciousness function of his lower brain in order to make him succeed in hitting his competitors during the tournament. -
Today, many of the countries apply these repeating exercises in the brain for best result. While training the children with abacus, both sides of brain is given repetitive exercise to trigger development.