BM> It still does to me... even if a kid knows the material 100
BM> in a few minutes is too much.  If a kid doesn't know it that
BM> would as obvious in 15 or 20 as in 100.  Half or more of the
BM> class makes a low or
If a kid understand the concept of addition, the timed tests 
serve to make the basic "facts" almost automatic. To me it's 
almost like learning the "keyboard" of math. When one first 
learns typing one has to briefly think about how to produce the 
correct letter. Through rote practice, the process becomes 
automatic (hopefully ). 
 * RM 1.31 3319 * 
--- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v2.0GX
---------------