Middle School math teachers have shared with me the struggle there is in moving their students to higher levels as math because they do not have the their times tables memorized. Rote memorization has become a dirty word in education circles because its seen as boring and monotonous, but it is exactly what kids need to be the best they can be.
What can be learned from coaching baseball, where we constantly repeat the same ideas, run the same drills, from T-Ball to the Major Leagues.
