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by ChiperSoft 10 days ago
> I don't think most kids are curious about the multiplication tables

Which is exactly why they stopped teaching them in US curriculum under No Child Left Behind.
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rvrs 10 days ago
what? I started school in the early 2000s, after no child left behind started, and definitely learned multiplication tables lol
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ChiperSoft 10 days ago
You're right, apparently this was a much more recent thing and california only. I just knew neither of my kids were taught them, so I assumed it happened longer ago.

https://www.thewellnews.com/opinions/california-removes-memo...

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