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Why is learning the soroban is so important? The Japanese abacus, or soroban, has been perfected over a period of hundreds of years; as have the best practices for mastering it. The abacus continues to be commonly used in spite of the popularity of calculators and computers. The operative question has to be... Why?
Why is the abacus enjoying a surge in popularity, when computers are so readily available? The answer is, the abacus has many benefits that are totally unrelated to raw computation. True, the abacus can be used to do computation. But that is not its strong suit! The real value to its users lies in mastering and consistently practicing the abacus!
Mastering and using the abacus builds better brains! It makes you smarter! A lot smarter!
With so many benefits for learning and mastering the soroban, in spite of the abacus being one of the most widely-used tools ever invented, and having a long and distinguished history...
Why doesn't everyone learn and use the abacus? The scarcity of, or absence of abacus instructors is the major reason the abacus is not universally used. Such is the case in the United States.
Everyone would benefit from soroban training and daily application, but there are simply not enough qualified abacus instructors! ShowMe Soroban can be used to teach the abacus to anyone with a computer! Additionally, it can be used to reinforce traditional soroban instruction with a teacher.
The techniques taught in ShowMe Soroban mirror those used by national champions in Japan. Bottom line: By using ShowMe Soroban with regular practice and dedication, anyone can develop the same skills as the world-renowned Japanese abacus champions.
Everyone benefits from learning the abacus! ShowMe Soroban makes that possible!
A few of the benefits of mastering the soroban are: