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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Someone a few posts back pointed out that memorizing math facts isn’t the same as memorizing something like poetry.

Still, memorizing 9x7=63 doesn’t mean you understand what 9x7 means. [/quote]

And people who are actually good at math don't need to memorize it because they have more reliable methods like 7x(9+1)-7x(1)=70-7=63 or the finger trick.

Mathematicians have far more important facts to remember. [/quote]

I find it hard to believe someone who cannot memorize times tables will go on to become a mathematician.  [/quote]

Someone who [b]has to explicitly practice memorizing the times tables[/b] in order to complete a computation is unlikely to become a mathematician. That's what matters in the context of what the OP is talking about with rote memorization.

Also, see Grothendieck's Prime:

https://hsm.stackexchange.com/questions/6358/story-of-grothendiecks-prime-number

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