About Math Genie
Math Genie was founded in 2008 by Mohit Jain and his wife Naina. On a trip back to India, Mohit saw local students doing math using the abacus, an ancient calculating tool. Mohit saw at once what an effective way this was for children to learn math and decided to bring the concept back to the United States. Bringing this concept back, he knew that he would have to modify the program to make it fun and engaging for American children. He enlisted the help of his wife, Naina, who had a degree in business and accounting and had taken courses in teaching. Together,they wrote Math Genie's curriculum.
Each Math Genie child will receive an evaluation that will tell our experts about the child's strengths and learning needs. This in-depth evaluation will include the following:
Our expert teachers will assess the child based on how they learn best. Because each child is unique in their learning style, one of the most crucial elements of our assessment is to determine each child's individual modality of learning. Some children learn visually (by seeing). Others learn kinesthetically (by moving/touching). Others learn using their auditory (hearing) ability. There are even children who learn by using an Internal Digital Learning Strategy (in which they use self-talk and internal dialogue to learn).
Each child will receive an intelligence analysis to determine which intelligence(s) is/are strongest for them. This analysis is based on Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, in which he believes that children's intelligence is not just based on a general IQ score, but that it should be based on the type of intelligence that each child possesses. We believe that each and every child can learn and become a genius using their strongest intelligence.
In this assessment, we will determine where the child currently is in terms of arithmetic ability. This includes adding and subtracting, knowledge of math symbols, writing numbers, counting, and identifying numbers. This will give us an idea of what they child needs improvement on and their current strengths.
For children in grades 2 and up we will conduct a times table analysis. This will be a basic assessment of their knowledge of multiplication facts. Students must know multiplication facts at just about this grade level to succeed in the coming years.
All students must know arithmetic, but they must also know how to apply the arithmetic strategies and processes that they know. This application knowledge is measured using word problems. This analysis will show us how well the child is able to apply the mathematic knowledge that they already have.