Kumon Institute of Education Co. Ltd. (公文教育研究会, Kumon Kyōiku Kenkyūkai ) is an educational network based in Japan and created by Toru Kumon . It uses his "Kumon Method" to teach mathematics and reading , primarily to young students.
6-615: Kumon was founded by Toru Kumon , a Japanese educator, in July 1958, when he opened the first Kumon Maths Centre in Moriguchi , Osaka . Prior to creating the Kumon franchise, Kumon taught at Kochi Municipal High School and Tosa Junior/Senior High School. Inspired by teaching his own son, Takeshi, Kumon developed a curriculum focused on rote memorization . Kumon (the company) gained 63,000 students over its first 16 years. In 1974, Kumon published
12-563: A book titled The Secret of Kumon Math , leading to a doubling of its size in the next two years. Kumon opened its first United States locations in 1983, and by 1985, Kumon reached 1.4 million students. Kumon attracted national attention in the United States after it was implemented at Sumiton Elementary School, in Sumiton , Alabama . Sumiton continued to use the Kumon program through 2001. In 2008, Kumon had over 26,000 centers around
18-425: A digital program that started in 2023. The worksheets increase in difficulty in small increments. Psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek says that using such techniques for 2 to 4-year-olds "does not give your child a leg up on anything". One study has observed a high percentage of efficacy. Toru Kumon Toru Kumon ( 公文 公 , Kumon Tōru , March 26, 1914 – July 25, 1995) was a Japanese mathematics educator. He
24-713: A topic. He wrote worksheets each day for his son. By the time Takeshi was in Year 6, he was able to solve differential and integral calculus . This was the beginning of the Kumon Method of Learning . Other parents became interested in Kumon's ideas, and in 1955, the first Kumon Center was opened in Osaka , Japan . In 1958, Toru Kumon founded the Kumon Institute of Education. Toru Kumon died in Osaka on July 25, 1995, at
30-437: The globe with over 4 million registered students. In 2018, there were 410,000 students enrolled in 2,200 centers across the United States. In North America, Kumon began a "Junior Kumon" program in 2001, targeted at children aged 2–5 years old. Kumon is an enrichment or remedial program, where instructors and assistants tailor specific instructions for individual students. All Kumon programs are pencil-and-worksheet-based, with
36-537: Was born in Kōchi Prefecture , Japan. He graduated from the College of Science at Osaka University with a degree in mathematics and taught high school mathematics in his home town of Osaka. In 1954, his son, Takeshi, performed poorly in a Year 2 mathematics test. Prompted by his wife, Teiko, Toru closely examined Takeshi's textbooks and believed they lacked the proper opportunity for a child to practice and master
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