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This fear of memorizing some bits of information is nonsense.  We were taught to memorize basic math facts like times tables and that has been hugely useful throughout life in all kinds of mental math situations that I deal with on an everyday basis at work and elsewhere.  Likewise, memorizing key formulae and other information has been a massive time saver for me throughout the years, and hardly made me a "robot" - if anything it allowed me to be both more creative and pragmatic, as I can more easily build up on and expand on foundational knowledge and take it further than someone who didn't.  It's frankly kind of sad to see so many kids these days who can't do basic mental math, who are lost without a calculator.[/quote]

The Common Core math standards explicitly include memorizing basic math facts.

CCSS.Math.Content.2.OA.B.2
Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies.2 By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.

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

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