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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
Common Core opposition is generally fueled by two groups: 1) parents who are pissed off that their children aren't learning things they same way they did. They don't like that math is taught without rote memorization of multiplication tables, for example. [/quote]

There's a lot of misinformation out there.  Just to clear this one up:

Common Core State Standards are a set of standards that do, in fact, say that children should know their multiplication tables.  In fact, this is one of the 3rd grade math standards:

[quote]CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.C.7
Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division (e.g., knowing that 8 × 5 = 40, one knows 40 ÷ 5 = 8) or properties of operations.

[b]By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.[/b][/quote]

Thus, according to Common Core standards, by the end of grade 3, students should be able to just "know" (memorize) the fact that 7x6=42.   They should not need to draw 7 rows of 6 circles, and then count!

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