Josie’s Story
Josie is 10-years-old, studying three years above her grade level in the Kumon Program. In fact, she’s studying the same math material that her mom, who is an eighth grade teacher, teaches her students. Imagine that, a 10-year-old transforming equations, working with linear functions and simplifying monomials and polynomials. She’s well on her way to advanced algebraic expressions and she isn’t even in middle school yet.
One of the things that Josie likes most about Kumon is the fact that she’s studying above her grade level.
“Kumon gives me confidence because I know how strong of a student it has made me,” says Josie. “I know that I can do and learn anything if I do the work and practice daily. Kumon has taught me about the importance of focusing and to not be afraid of challenges, but to enjoy them and work through them because I know I can overcome anything.”
Josie embodies everything that Toru Kumon had in mind when he founded the Kumon Method. He felt that students would experience the true benefits of the Kumon Method if they acquired the study habits necessary for self-learning and advanced study.
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Quynh
Quynh has been a student at our center since she was a Kindergartner enrolled in both Math and Reading. She successfully completed the Reading Program in the beginning of 7th grade. She has been working almost 4 years above her grade level in both subjects. She recently achieved a high honor of reaching number 1 in Kumon North America in Math for all students at her grade level. She is almost done with level K and will soon be starting level L which is Pre- Calc. She is on track to complete the Math Program by the end of her 8th grade. Her hard work, perseverance and dedication to Kumon has helped her master the concepts and be confident of the material that she works on.
We are looking forward to seeing her complete the Math Program and be one of the very few students who gets dual program completion.