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[quote=Anonymous]Former elementary math teacher here.

Timed tests are not appropriate for any student.  It does not help students learn facts any faster.  In fact, the only thing it does (beside cause undo anxiety) is to cause students to use inefficient strategies faster and with increased errors.  If a child is counting on his/her fingers, that child will still count on fingers when taking a timed test.  And, as a result, will make more errors.

Students who know the facts don’t need these tests.  Students who are learning the facts are not going to do well and will only learn that math is not fun.

There are so many better ways for kids to practice their facts with the goal of committing them to memory.  Engage them with games in which they need to use the facts.  Make it a challenge for a student to master an additional fact each week.  But, above all, make sure the student is making sense of the operations when they are learning to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.

And, to be doing this in kindergarten borders on abuse, IMO.  This is not teaching.  Shame on this teacher.  [/quote]

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