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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are no goals for that that I am aware of.

More important to be able to draw pictures to show deeper understanding than be able to recite facts.
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Well, yes, actually, it is, in first or second grade. If you had to choose one or the other, which would you prefer a second-grader to be able to do?

1. Memorize "five times four equals twenty"
2. Be able to show that 5 x 4 = 20 using a five-by-four array of dots, and/or explaining that 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 (i.e., five 4s) is 20, and/or explaining that 4 x 5 = 20 so 5 x 4 = 20, and/or explaining that 5 x 2 = 10 so (5 x 2) x 2 = 20, and/or explaining that 4 x 4 is 16 so add one more 4 to make 20.

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Past 2nd grade, it's time to memorize the facts.  You'll mostly likely need to do this at home b/c in my experience, schools don't want to "waste" time on low level learning like memorization.  God help all of those kids whose parents don't do this at home.  They'll still be skip counting and drawing pictures in 5th grade.[/quote]

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