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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5 Stars from Parent Michele K.
Our daughter has been going here for 1 year. As she left 1st grade, she still struggled with reading and was barely on track of her grade level, so we enrolled her here. Over the past year, she had homework everyday and it was repetitive, yet challenging. She took her FL State Test and is now above the benchmark for 2nd grade for both reading and math. I'm very satisfied with the progress that was made and the process in which Kumon follows.
The staff was very flexible as well, when we had to change her days and alter her schedule as new activities presented themselves, we had no issues and are grateful that the time and effort has paid off for our daughter.