What are the differences between MathTalent and other mathematical learning methods?
MathTalent is a completely different mathematical learning method than traditional ways. • MathTalent is 2-dimensional. A picture is worth a thousand words and it’s very true for children learning math. At age 4 – 8 children can recognize colors and basic shapes but lack abstract logical thinking. Teaching them math should be based on what they know, not what they don’t. So how do children feel when they count 1, 2, 3 …10? They have no idea what they are talking about. Still can’t put yourself in children’s shoes? OK, let’s do an experiment. Think of a number, how about 5? Yes you see in your mind that 5 is 1 + 4, or 2 + 3, or 6 – 1, or two 5s are 10 etc. You know all the possibilities. Now let’s do a mapping, use a letter to represent a number, i.e. a is 1, b is 2, c is 3, d is 4, e is 5, … and j is 10 . Then let me ask you, what’s e? Can you still see that e is a + d, or b + c, or f – a? This is exactly how children feel. How many times has your child told you 3 plus 5 is 8 and y
