The abacus itself, a simple wooden frame with beads, has been around for centuries as a calculation tool. Over time, it has ...

Dr Rashmi Mantri elucidates on how training your children in the ancient tool helps them not just with mathematics but in day to day life too Children possess an amazingly innate ability to learn.

Gabriella Sheh loves attending her after-school maths class on Sydney's north shore. The 10-year-old enjoys it for one reason in particular — the abacus. "I think it's probably heaps better than a ...

Under fire for easing standards and creating a generation of educational slackers, some Japanese schools are finding a new use for a tool from the days of the samurai. The abacus is making a comeback.

KOCHI: While growing up, Nisha Pradeep loved attending abacus classes. And so it didn’t come as any surprise to her family when she decided to become an abacus teacher who would spend hours teaching ...

Parents in Japan who are having their children start early on learning the abacus hope that it will improve both calculation and concentration. A survey conducted by the abacus education organization ...