I don't get your argument? You're saying that since I didn't use memory to figure out 12x12, and then used that same method that didn't use a memorized value to figure 13x14, me coming up with the answer is a benefit of rote memorization?
On 2/5/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > To me it's 12x10 + 12. > > Your basic memorization allows you to extrapolate that given 12x12 = > (12x10 + 12) + 12 = 144 then it follows that, using your method, 12 x > 13 = 144 + 12 right? > > so then 13 x 13 = (144 + 12) + 13 and so on. > > that's the benefit of rote memorization. > > creative solutions like 'round-robin distribution'--handing an apple > to each kid in succession until you are out of apples and/or you have > an even distribution--are valid answers for my kids' math program, but > writing out 12 (apples) / 4 (kids) = 3 apples/kid is not a "valid" > solution as it focuses on facts rather than 'number literacy'. > > ....sigh... > > So I don't rely on the school to give the children an adequate math > base. That is up to me. > > > -- > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:226857 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
