-=> Quoting Matt Smith to William Lipp <=-
 WL> I can't think of any situations in sciences where the facility for
 WL> quick, automatic access to basic facts is valuable.  
 MS> It's essential if the kid is to be able to _evaluate_ 
 MS> what the media says about "technical" subjects after he 
 MS> graduates and is a voter.
This almost exactly the opposite of rote memorization of arithemetic
facts with training for speed.  I guess you agree there isn't
any analogous situation is Science.
 
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