re: (Not Common Core)-- Why are they teaching math this way?

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Would you rather your child not understand why 6x4 is 24, and instead just memorize it? How will that serve as a good base when your child needs to solve 354x286? Some of the complaints here are just asinine.

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I don't need my kid learning how to multiply 6x4 8 different ways.

It's 6+6+6+6. It isn't rocket science. That's all I did as a kid in my head and eventually it was just memorized.