Patient's question:
During the holiday, I felt that my child had plenty of free time, so I enrolled him in a mental arithmetic class. But after looking online, it seems that the drawbacks outweigh the benefits. What should I do? Is it better to learn it well or not to learn it at all?Doctor's answer:
It's harmless, based on your guidance, it's like playing games, instinctively it's bad, it makes the child more free-spirited, but as long as it's decided, some games still have educational value, and learning them well can teach some life, or games can be used as extra rewards for the child. As for mental arithmetic, it's even more so. If you use it appropriately and flexibly, it will definitely make practice in daily life, estimation, and calculations more convenient, and also make the child more interested in mathematics. But if you guide them wrongly, this mental arithmetic is not a panacea, it's not right to practice everything. As long as the child is interested, let her develop freely.