Wow, what an interesting Saga that all was... (again
)
(I'm the original 'poster' again...)
My hat's off to the gentleman from the U.S. (and others...), that stated that their kids
ARE taught the times-tables, and that it is a 'requirement'... That's GOOD !!
But it still sadly doesn't 'here'. (In Australia. No Aussie jokes please
)......
I can/have asked my 1st year high-school grand-kids, and their friends, the likes of....
"What is 6x6", or "what is 8x4".... let alone.... "what is 9x7"... (F%$# that's hard!),
and NONE of them can tell me !!! They ALL have iPhone/Android 'Tablets' these days
in class, (so no need for ancient 'Calculators' ), [lets show them a slide-rule haha].
What is it about a lot of you responders, that make you think that any/all of your own
'methods', and the 'Effort' it takes to remember it/them, is ANY better than SIMPLY
remembering BASIC times-tables, from/with which anyone can calculate anything ??
I RESPECT all your 'abilities'..... but what are you fighting against
Seriously ??
May we all, (teachers, parents, grandparents) simply teach our kids the 'basics'
'Brumby' seems to prefer 'Yep..', 'Nope..', {quote} then 'yep..' without 'adding' to
anything at all except his unadulterated 'Piousness'.... He seems to now 'seek' out
my many/varied Posts now, (even though I have moved on...), from a time that he
chose to (attempt to) 'Belittle' me repeatedly.... when I 'dared' to ask for a resolution
on this 'Forums' MAIN? forum topic. This 'Demi-God' (in his Godness & Greatness)
decided at 2am one morning, (with nothing else to do obviously), to RANT at me, and
tell me I am just a "TROLL"... (Haah?! it was MY post he was continuously abusing??).
After swallowing my pride/rights, I apologized to him, and explained all that I could.....
'HE' then ridiculed me about what I offered, and repeated how 'I'm' just a "TROLL"
?
Well I have many scientific interests, that go WAY beyond listening to this "No-Life",
and as such I keep posting/discussing in areas "I Hope" is beyond 'his' REALM.....
I'm a peaceful Pensioner, who likes to invoke dialog with REAL people, not Demi-Gods...