Corporation schools in Chennai turn to abacus for teaching arithmetic

The abacus method would be introduced to over 22,000 children studying in class I and II, Mayor M Subramaniam said here.Teachers in these schools, who have completed preliminary courses in abacus, will be sent for further courses within three months.
A sum of Rs 1.32 lakh was being spent towards procurement of teaching material and books, the Mayor said.

Similarly, training for post-graduate teachers in the field of computer science, physics, chemistry and maths will begin at the IIT here on December 18.He said geometry boxes will be distributed to 51,000 students of Chennai high and higher secondary schools on December 23.