The "Ishido-style abacus"
maximizes your child's potential!
It's not just about calculation skills!
It also contributes to children's ability development and emotional growth.
The benefits of abacus learning
Many parents struggle with the question of what extracurricular activities will bring out their children's potential and help them in the future.
Will piano develop their brain? Will English be necessary from now on?
Or should I enroll my child in the same programming class as their friends?
Even if you want your child to take as many extracurricular activities as possible, the time you can devote to extracurricular activities is limited while sending them to nursery school or kindergarten.
Plus, the cost of extracurricular activities can be significant.
With multiple children, the time and money required for each child increases.
If you're going to have your child take extracurricular activities, you want to carefully select those that will bring out their full potential.
The author recommends the ideal extracurricular activity to fulfill such parents' wishes: abacus, the subject of this book.
Since joining Ishido Co., Ltd., which operates the Ishido-style abacus classes, in 1998,
the author has watched over the growth of over 20,000 children through work at multiple classes.
He has also founded an "Internet Abacus School" and been involved in franchise businesses,
striving to spread the use of the abacus to as many children as possible.
He has served as Ishido Co., Ltd.'s President and CEO since 2011.
Currently, Ishido has over 300 classes nationwide, with many children actively studying Ishido-style abacus.
As the saying goes, "Read, Write, and Abacus" during the Edo period,
abacus has long been used in education to improve calculation skills,
and it was a popular extracurricular activity during the Showa period.
However, with the advent of calculators and the evolution of IT,
the number of parents choosing abacus as an extracurricular activity decreased.
However, recently,
its effectiveness has been proven in the field of neuroscience, and it is once again attracting attention as a "brain-healthy" tool.
For example, when learning the abacus, the delicate movements of the fingers and the use of vision are simultaneously used,
which has been shown to activate the brain and dramatically improve memory.
Furthermore, continuous stimulation of the right brain creates an environment in which creativity, problem-solving ability, and inspiration can emerge. It has also been scientifically proven that solving a problem gives children a sense of accomplishment,
which stimulates the release of dopamine and increases motivation and concentration.
This book introduces how the abacus can bring out children's abilities through the Ishido-style abacus method,
with commentary from neuroscience experts.
This book will help families who are unsure which extracurricular activity to choose learn about the various benefits and appeal of the abacus.