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Hi im new :-) and fairly new to gardening :-S
"kay" wrote in message ... 'Martin[_2_ Wrote: ;911185']On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:40:08 +0000, kay wrote: - But I think learning times tables by rote up to 12 x 12 is the wrong place to start!- It worked for my generation and they were taught to kids at an age when they could memorise stuff by rote quickly. - What do you mean by "it worked"? Do you mean "everybody could multiply relatively small numbers together in their heads" or do you mean"everybody had a good understanding of percentages, differentials, risk and the other concepts that are necessary in order to make decisions in everyday life"? -- kay Slow down! slow down, were talkng about children in infant school learning their times tables /NOT/ percentages, differentials etc. That comes later, considerably later. Bill |
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