tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post8064794302683375100..comments2023-12-23T06:06:24.347-05:00Comments on Just Another Day in Japan: Soroban: The Math MachineBlue Shoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-22442473934227268192014-09-06T17:35:40.053-04:002014-09-06T17:35:40.053-04:00At least in my school in Germany, we learned basic...At least in my school in Germany, we learned basic abaus skills at one point during the math lessons. I think it did not do any harm. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-33237338946395351892014-08-28T20:25:04.922-04:002014-08-28T20:25:04.922-04:00I don't know much about it, but my friends who...I don't know much about it, but my friends who send their kids to soroban classes say that it improves your mental arithmetic skills. Allegedly if you're good with the soroban you should be able to calculate longer and more complicated sums more quickly in your minds eye. I can see how that could work for visual learners, but it still freaks me out when the old guy at my corner store breaks out his abacus to calculate my change! Sopheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891110033136610235noreply@blogger.com