Are you passionate about Mathematics? Do you love to teach students and make a difference? Do you wish to go global with your Maths Skills and teach students in New York or Singapore for that matter? Consider a career in Vedic Mathematics.
Vedic Maths is the World’s Fastest Mental Maths System originating in India. It was founded by an Indian Saint Tirthaji who went into meditation about 100 years ago in South India for eight long years and researched Vedic Mathematics. He authored a book in which he gave 16 Sutras or word formulas by which one can calculate faster and quicker compared to the traditional system.
Now these formulas have applications globally and students from grade III to XII and even competitive exam aspirants can benefit from the system. So as a teacher you may consider using them first for your own students and then slowly starting to spread the word in your community.
Fast emerging as a new option for students
Vedic Mathematics is emerging as a new option for students and teachers in India. Vedic Mathematics is the ancient system of Mathematics from the Vedic period. It is one of the world’s fastest math systems and students who study math see it as a blessing and they swear by it. A Student in today’s modern day has the option of using vedic math and acing his math scores. Such is the power of this age old system discovered by a saint from India in the early 20th century.
Math has become a phobia for students. Students dread Mathematics to an extent they hate it. Students contemplate suicide after a failure in Math which is considered one of the most difficult subjects to crack. There is little or no alternative to make math easier in the academic system. Students have no choice but to deal with it. In such a scenario
Vedic Mathematics has emerged as an alternative which the students can take up to create an interest in Math and to make calculations easier. Vedic Maths fits in easily with the current academic system and any student can learn it.
Situation outside India is no different-in fact it grows worse. Countries like United States and United Kingdom lag behind South East Asian Countries in the field of Mathematics. Countries in the Middle east and Africa has a Math literacy rate of only 28% – this means 72% of all students who appear in a Math Exam – Fail. This is an abysmal figure by any standards. Hence this situation presents itself as an opportunity in the field of Mathematics in these countries.
Figure: Nations Ranked based on the Average Mathematics Scores of 4th graders 2007
1 Hong Kong
2 Singapore
3 Chinese Taipei
4 Japan
5 Kazakhstan
6 Russia
7 England
8 Latvia
9 Netherlands
10 Lithuania
11 United States
(Please Note United States is at Number 11 and India did not participate in the study)
Source: TIMSS 2007 nces.ed.gov/timss
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
The Government in these countries wants to increase their Math Literacy Rate to cope up in the fields of engineering, management and commerce. With a high number of students dropping Mathematics at high school level, countries after countries lag behind. Also later there is a low number of teachers teaching Mathematics. So you have schools where no Math classes are held in reality.
Such a global scenario presents itself as an opportunity before a young mind looking for career alternatives. There is a huge demand globally of capable Math teachers who can change the world for the better. A Math teacher empowered with Vedic Mathematics skills is a killer combination. Students lack in Mental Math Skills and this teacher fills this gap and creates a better world.
Anyone with basic knowledge of Math up-to Grade 4 can study Vedic Mathematics.
Vedic Mathematics as a career has beautiful prospects.
In this 21st century we are seeing India as an emerged super power whereas the United States and United Kingdom are fighting recession. There are job losses in these economies which mean parents have a difficult time dealing with their student’s education in these countries. Math tutoring services are one of the most expensive services availed by every parent. Math teachers charge upto US $ 99 ( INR Rs.4200) per hour which adds upto a monthly spending of over US $ 1000 ( Rs.42,000) per child just on Math tutoring services. Obviously not every parent can afford that because of the recession.
Therefore Math tutoring services are now being outsourced to India. Maths teachers are in chronic short supply in Britain. Maths graduates are offered a golden handshake of 5,000 pounds when they enroll on postgraduate teacher training courses. In 2009, some 5,980 students graduated in maths in Britain. While in India, 690,000 students graduate with degrees in science and maths each year.
Therefore there is a demand and supply gap and Indian Graduates can make the best of it.
