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Struggling with the nine times table? I have a failsafe method (www.theguardian.com)

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Apparently, nines are the hardest to grasp for primary school children. If only they’d learned how to cheat like me, says Adrian Chiles

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (9 children)

"Cheats" like this is why critical thinking is fucked...

Kids are supposed to learn:

Times 10 adds a zero, minus one from that is times 9

And different steps for different rows/columns.

We shouldn't "memorize" the times tables, because that's just memorization. These cheats learn a process, but it dead ends at this, it can't be used as a foundation to build on the real skill it should be developing: doing multiple math steps in your head.

If done right it "times tables" are the most important building block in being good at math. But for decades teachers just care if the right answer is spit out.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This seems utterly detached from reality. From experience the theory behind times tables are taught at length then the tables are memorised for quick recall during utilisation.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Me:

The education system does this wrong

You (a whole day later):

It can't be wrong, it's what the education system does!

How can you legitimately not see the issue?

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago

I see the issue, it just isn't with me.

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