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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Except this is not how kids learn their times tables now! There are all kinds of strategies that teachers incorporate into learning multiplication and division. Researchers discovered long ago that rote memorization does not work for many kids.[/quote]

Educational research often contradicts itself.  There is plenty of research that supports it.  i've never seen research that says it does not work.

just because it does not work for some kids, does not mean it does not work for most.

Just because you cannot memorize, does not mean that most kids cannot.

It also proves to kids that they can do something.  It is a fairly easy challenge and helps build self esteem when  child is able to memorize something.  And, it can be very helpful.  It can help build a love for words and literature.  In the case of math, it makes calculations easier.

That does not mean that math concepts are not taught along with it.  These things are not murually exclusive.  It does not have to be one or the other.  There is value in balance.  [/quote]

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