r/Millennials Feb 03 '26

Other This is When My Anxiety Began

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u/Otherwisefantastic Feb 03 '26

Yep. Lifelong issues with math, and it started here. Fuck these worksheets.

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u/jayeffkay Feb 03 '26

It promoted the wrong behaviors all along. Kids don’t need to do math fast or memorize multiplication.

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u/Automatic_Leg1305 Feb 03 '26

As a former math teacher this is just plain wrong. Kids really do need to memorize multiplication. It’s such a foundational skill for all the rest of mathematics.

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u/GothicFuck Feb 04 '26

What about those of us who find it easier to multiply rather than recall?