I am of the opinion that we are taught to memorise the times tables because as a society we either

a) underestimate the ability of our children to think.

or

b) effectively undermine the ability of our children to think.

when one considers the intellectual level that is targeted by Television Commercials one is forced to realise that (b) is the correct answer.

Only we have gone one step further...we now allow students to carry pocket calculators into maths exams.

'KMT KMT wherefore art thou KMT?'


warwick



" I have always found that the main obstacle to free
association on these boards is the broad
misconception that what we do not know is more
significant than what we do know."

Warwick L Nixon, March 8, 2019