[Gllug] Light the blue touchpaper...

[Jason Clifford]

On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 john at sinodun.org.uk wrote:

> You're deluding yourself - it helps you every day of your life.  You may
> not notice it, but you certainly would if you *hadn't* learnt them.  I'm
> amazed by people who think it doesn't.  It's like saying, "There's no
> point in practising scales when learning the piano.  You can easily work
> out where each note is so you just do that and then play a symphony."
> I teach secondary school pupils, many of whom have finished primary school
> without learning their tables.  It's a constant drag on pretty much
> everything they do, and certainly handicaps them every single day. 

Perhaps this is the answer to your wondering why it takes so much longer 
to teach a reduced curiculum in maths? ;)

Jason Clifford
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