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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Memorizing classic words doesn’t mean they understand them. I’d rather my child understand the purpose and meaning without being able to recite word for word. [/quote]

+1. I can’t believe OP thinks memorizing is something worth praising and recommending.[/quote]

Memorization is part of learning.  It is a simple as that.  How did you learn your times tables?[/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]

Rote memorization in math in the early, foundational elementary grades, helps the vast majority of students.

Look at the math scores using your method.

Dropping memorization of basic math facts and formulas has resulted in consistent plummeting of fcps math scores.

You know who is scoring well in math in fcps?

The kids whose parents make them study, fo homework, and [b]memorize [/b] math facts.[/quote]

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