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Instructor Spotlight: Edward Lofland

Edward Lofland is no stranger to discipline. The two decades spent serving his country in the United States Marine Corps exposed him to many working environments across several countries. During a deployment in Japan, Edward and his family were stationed on Kadena Air Station in Okinawa. This is when he

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Instructor Spotlight: Anna Mathen

Anna Mathen, Instructor of Kumon Math and Reading Center of Mira Mesa

At 90, Instructor
Anna Mathen runs the Kumon
of Mira Mesa Center with a joy and vitality that’s hard to miss. Anna’s Kumon
journey began 27 years ago, and she has proven that her passion

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Why You Should Listen to Your Child Reading Aloud

It happens in every classroom. A student raises their hand, asking for help answering a question about the passage they just read. “Read it out loud to me,” the teacher responds. The student reads a couple sentences and suddenly pauses. “I got it!” they exclaim. This is the power of a child reading aloud.
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Intangible Skills Learned in Kumon

So, you’re considering enrolling your kids in Kumon. Maybe
they need a little extra help in reading, or you want to get them ahead in
math. What a lot of prospective Kumon Parents don’t realize is that their
child(ren) will attain intangible skills throughout the program. Kumon doesn’t
just develop a solid foundation in

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