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

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Why on earth would you rather have math "memorized" as opposed to being able to actually apply it?

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You misunderstood me. You need both, but 90% of what we do is memorization and needs to be. When you typed 6*4 = 24, did you do a number line or did you just know it? In the real world, route memorization of small transactions is essential in functioning.

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You have to understand how to apply the operations in order to do more complex math. Memorization isn't going to give you that.

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Never said otherwise. Hence we have pre-algebra, algebra etc... to introduce those concepts in the 5th, 6th grade etc... Move some of that forward - fine... but basic transactions need to be memorized to function.

And to ask you further, are you ok that kids are asked to memorize 'facts'? (ie double facts, 5's, 10's?). Why is 5+5 worth memorizing, but 5+3 isn't?