About the Instructor

The Goal of True Education

Vidya Nagarajan

Vidya believes that education is to the mind what food is to the body - the basic fiber of one's being. Unlike food, thankfully, there is no such thing as 'too much education'. In fact, the more you know, the more you realize how much you don't know!  She strongly believes that non-traditional methods of education are just as important as the traditional ones - from working with your child at home, doing fun activities together, to enrolling them in Kumon.

As an extensively trained and certified professional instructor, she serves as a mentor who guides your children through their work while also providing direction, support and encouragement. She creates an at-home study plan in addition to monitoring classroom assignments, and emphasizes the importance of accurately completing each assignment within a designated time frame. Like all Kumon Instructors, she has a true passion for education and an earnest desire to help children of all ages become confident and independent learners. Kumon not only lays a strong foundation for academic success, but also instills the value of discipline, intrinsic motivation, and self-learning in children. 

Vidya is a compulsive learner, with a passion for acquiring knowledge and solving problems. So strong and incessant is her thirst for learning that not a day goes by without her doing something to quench this - a crossword puzzle, reading the newspaper or the book she is currently on, playing board games with her kid, etc. And it is this love of learning that inspired her to become a Kumon Director/Instructor.

Her educational background is testament to her love of learning. Vidya has a degree in Computer Engineering, truly loves Math, and is impressed by the beauty, logic and linearity of the Kumon Math Program. She appreciates the way the Kumon Reading program builds from concepts of phonics to comprehension and critique.

Her corporate experience in various business, analytical and management roles, provides her a strong professional background and the confidence to succeed in a competitive environment. 

She is the mother of a daughter who currently attends University of Michigan Ann Arbor and has experienced incredible academic success thanks to Kumon.

Vidya is proud to have nurtured several reading and math program completers at her center. She is confident that she can leverage her love for learning, desire to succeed, proven communication skills and professional experience, to be a dedicated Kumon instructor in the community. Her family has resided in the Novi-South Lyon area for over 20 years.

I have been a Kumon Director/Instructor for over 15 years and have  undergone extensive training at Kumon University to become a certified Kumon instructor. I truly believe in the Kumon philosophy, since it is very close to the way I learnt as a child - through constant practice.

I have completed all of the levels of the Kumon curriculum in math and reading, through which I have gained valuable insight into the learning process of students. There is a method to the levels and worksheets, and I would really like my students to see how the worksheets become more enjoyable as you progress through them faster and faster.