Abacus Education, How To Reach It To The Vast Rural Student Population?

Online Abacus Classes Can Meet The Demand of Abacus Training of The Rural Belt

A vast majority of the Rural Student population is deprived of the facility of Abacus Education. Mainly because of the negligible availability of Abacus Training Centres and the lack of awareness among parents, students, and schools. The recent development of the Online Abacus Teaching and Learning Platform by Mastermind Abacus brings hope for the Rural population. Online Abacus Classes can meet the demand of Abacus Training of the rural belt.

Acceptance of Abacus Among The Parents

Abacus Math, or the Abacus method of calculations, has gained appreciable acceptance among parents. Abacus has been perceived in the last two decades as a boon for younger students, especially in the age group of 5 to 14. It is very popular as it has been seen that students having undergone Abacus Training can do calculations faster than a calculator.

Experts have also documented that while Abacus training helps students develop mental math skills, abacus training also enhances the student's ability to visualize and recall. It also instills photographic memory, improves logical thinking, and augments their confidence level. Abacus training also has a positive effect on the overall academic performance of the students.

The Limited Presence of Abacus Classes In The Rural Belt

An approximation suggests there would be more than 30,000 trained Abacus Teachers worldwide and over 20,000 plus Abacus institutes operated by these teachers. Our observation as Global Abacus promoters (we are present in over 16 countries), we have observed that despite the acceptance and popularity of Abacus among the masses, the number of Abacus Training institutes and Trainers is far less compared to the number of school-going children. The presence of the Abacus Classes is far and few in the Rural Belts. We can safely conclude that these numbers could grow in multiples.

Reasons For Limited or Non-Availability of Abacus Centres In The Rural Belts

There could be many reasons for the present situation. To list a few:

a. The big organized Abacus Companies have their presence only in major cities.

b. The 2nd tier cities have more local players only.

c. There is hardly any proper Abacus Institute in the rural sector.

d. The number of schools promoting Abacus in schools is negligible.


e. Lack of one-to-one Abacus Training facilities in the Rural Belt. Due to financial limitations, the Companies find it difficult to organize one-to-one Abacus training for aspiring Abacus Teachers.

f. Cost involved in Franchisee fees, infrastructure, and overhead expenses for marketing restricts people from venturing into the Abacus franchisee business.

The Solution That Could Promote Abacus In The Rural Belts

As a conclusion to the above discussion, we can say two steps, if taken, could help in giving a surge to the Abacus Franchisee business and also increase the availability of Abacus Education even in rural areas;

a. Cut down on the cost of starting an Abacus Institute, i.e., ensuring reduction in Franchisee fees, infrastructure, and overheads.

b. Ensuring quality teachers' training to all the people aspiring to do so, with their geographical location not being an obstacle.

Live Online Abacus Teaching and Learning Platform, the need for in Abacus Education

The need is for an ‘Online Abacus Teaching and Learning Platform’ that can solve this problem.

a. This would reduce the infrastructure cost and overheads as anyone could start an Abacus institute from Home with only a Laptop or PC and a Broadband internet connection.

b. Abacus Teachers Training Online on the same Platform ensures the availability of quality Abacus Teachers.

c. Students can learn from home on their Laptop or PC, reducing travel costs.

The Pandemic Effect on Abacus Classes Worldwide

In the last one and half years, the world has been going through difficult times, and the entire education sector has been adversely affected. All schools, colleges, universities, and institutes have been locked down. It has resulted in the closure of all the Abacus institutes worldwide. The availability of an ‘Online Abacus teaching Platform’ could also ensure that the closed-down Abacus centers can get back their students.

Yes, We Now Have A Solution, ‘The World’s First Live Online Abacus Teaching Platform’ By Mastermind Abacus

Although several local companies claim to provide online Abacus teaching options, they lack the basic training facilities and the required support system.

We at Mastermind Abacus, based on our 20 years of experience with Abacus, worked with our IT team to create an ‘Online Abacus Learning Platform.’

a. Here, students continue to get the feel, and the results are like any conventional Abacus Classroom.

b. The entire Abacus curriculum has been transformed into interesting game-based lessons,

c. Additional help from a Virtual Abacus is available, like a virtual teacher for the students.

d. The teacher has complete control over the class's progress and can monitor any number of students simultaneously.

e. It allows the teacher to teach lessons, interact with students, assign classwork and homework, conduct exams, evaluate the student's work, and issue certificates on completion of levels.

f. Facilities for Online Abacus Teachers Training facility through the same Platform.

g. The integrated management system helps in managing the entire business in a hassle-free manner.

h. This program is available for interested people at Zero Franchise Fee.

This ‘Online Abacus learning Platform’ of Mastermind will certainly enable it to reach even the rural areas and help schools decide in its favor. Now Abacus will be within every student's reach in any part of the world.

Your candid thoughts about the above ‘E-Learning Platform’ designed to facilitate both Teaching and Learning will greatly help enhance its quality.

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