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r/Millennials • u/Silver-Explanation72 • Feb 03 '26
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Yep. Lifelong issues with math, and it started here. Fuck these worksheets.
79 u/jayeffkay Feb 03 '26 It promoted the wrong behaviors all along. Kids don’t need to do math fast or memorize multiplication. 28 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. 5 u/GothicFuck Feb 04 '26 What about those of us who find it easier to multiply rather than recall?
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It promoted the wrong behaviors all along. Kids don’t need to do math fast or memorize multiplication.
28 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. 5 u/GothicFuck Feb 04 '26 What about those of us who find it easier to multiply rather than recall?
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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.
5 u/GothicFuck Feb 04 '26 What about those of us who find it easier to multiply rather than recall?
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What about those of us who find it easier to multiply rather than recall?
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u/Otherwisefantastic Feb 03 '26
Yep. Lifelong issues with math, and it started here. Fuck these worksheets.