The goal of mental math is to make students become accustomed to using both halves of their brains instead of having to rely upon only the left half or on calculators. Exercising both hemispheres of the brain simultaneously helps children's' mental coordination. Students develop mental facilities and powers of reasoning that will help them in other subjects as well. The multitude of reasoning abilities from the right half of the brain cannot be replaced by any machine. Mental math can be considered to be a training tool that stimulates the usage of the right half of the brain along with the left. Extensive usage of mental math not only improves a child's math potential but also has been shown to assist them in their concentration levels, memory, and overall development.
