What's the News: Most of us need everyone to stop talking when we perform mental math. But for children trained to do math visually with a "mental abacus," verbal disturbances roll off their backs, ...

A teenager who once struggled with simple sums is now a maths whizz after using an ancient learning system. Dhruv Maheshwari, 16, was struggling at school when his mum started to tutor him using an ...

TOKYO -- An app developed in Japan for people to learn the abacus-method of math calculation skills is gaining global popularity, with more than 8,000 students at home and abroad using the app to ...

A kid who was struggling at school is now a maths genius after his mum taught him to use an ABACUS - which she says can help today's children. Dr Rashmi Mantri, 45, used the ancient technique she ...

Now that digital learning is the way of the future, children and students are increasingly using online abacus platforms to expand their skill sets. Some kids have a natural aptitude for math and ...

Schoolkids should be taught using an old-fashioned abacus if the Government decides to scrap times-tables tests, specialists have said. According to reports, the Labour party could bin traditional ...

They warn that while abacuses may look simple, the beaded counting tools are not easy to use properly and teachers would need proper training. If not, the devices could just gather dust on shelves, or ...

Sometimes, old fashioned things are better. I understand the arguments of those who prefer taking pen and paper notes to typing for example, or even people who prefer analog, vinyl recordings to ...