{"id":6173,"date":"2018-10-29T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/?p=6173"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:27:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:27:51","slug":"this-young-kumon-student-learned-to-love-new-challenges-in-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/this-young-kumon-student-learned-to-love-new-challenges-in-math\/","title":{"rendered":"This Young Kumon Student Learned To Love New Challenges in Math"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Praksitha\u2019s love for math and\u00a0general\u00a0tenacity has helped her get ahead both\u00a0in-and-out of the classroom.\u00a0Already setting\u00a0the\u00a0goal\u00a0to one day become a pathologist,\u00a0she\u00a0is determined to stay ahead\u00a0academically,\u00a0while maintaining a well-rounded extracurricular activity schedule.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6177 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Praksitha_Bharathanatyam-300x248.jpeg\" alt=\"Praksitha dancing\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Praksitha_Bharathanatyam-300x248.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Praksitha_Bharathanatyam-768x635.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Praksitha_Bharathanatyam.jpeg 1840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>She has a love for ice skating and\u00a0Bharatanatyam\u00a0\u2013\u00a0a\u00a0form of Indian\u00a0classical\u00a0dance,\u00a0but she also enjoys\u00a0assisting\u00a0others.\u00a0Helping her fellow classmates solve tough math problems in class is not the only thing she does to support her peers, she has been elected and currently serving as a member of the student council for two terms.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\"><\/div>\n<p>Praksitha\u00a0even took her academic talents to the next level to compete\u00a0with other young\u00a0scholars at state level for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.destinationimagination.org\/\" aria-label=\"Destination Imagination\">Destination Imagination<\/a>.\u00a0<i>Destination Imagination, Inc. is a leading educational nonprofit dedicated to teaching students the skills needed to succeed in school, their careers and beyond.<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>The organization is dedicated to developing project-based learning programs that incorporate STEM education along with arts and social entrepreneurship. Praksitha participates seasonally with her team in this exciting experience to really put her math skills to the test!\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\"><\/div>\n<p>Praksitha\u2019s love for math guided her to Destination Imagination, but it\u2019s her tenacity\u00a0that earned her a<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6178\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6178\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KSC-3858-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Praksitha shakes hands with Kumon North America President Mino Tanabe\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KSC-3858-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KSC-3858-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/KSC-3858-1.jpg 1824w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Praksitha shakes hands with Kumon North America President Mino Tanabe<\/p><\/div>\n<p>ticket to the 2018 Kumon Student Conference. She was just one of 56 Kumon Students from the United States, Canada and Mexico to attend the conference!\u00a0She shares some of\u00a0the\u00a0experiences\u00a0of\u00a0her 8-year Kumon journey.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 9px;\"><\/div>\n<h4><b>How has Kumon helped you in the classroom?\u202f<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Whenever there\u2019s a hard question in math, my teacher calls me up to solve it. I also\u00a0can\u00a0help other students when they are solving a math problem.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>How has Kumon helped you\u00a0<\/b><b>beyond academics<\/b><b>?\u202f<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Kumon has taught me many valuable lessons such as being confident in myself, motivation, time management, creative thinking and discipline. Kumon challenges me consistently by introducing new\u00a0concepts one after the other. In school, there\u2019s a requirement to learn two new languages and it was easy to adapt as Kumon frequently\u00a0inspires\u00a0me to learn new concepts.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 aria-level=\"4\"><b>What\u00a0<\/b><b>keeps you motivated in Kumon?\u00a0<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p aria-level=\"4\">Kumon can be tough sometimes, but\u00a0all\u00a0of\u00a0the challenges and\u00a0the\u00a0resulting\u00a0benefits\u00a0keep me motivated. 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