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"Now everyone will have an easy reference table at hand!" (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

While it is true that rote memorization is a terrible thing for schools to focus on, I find it interesting that the discussion immediately jumped to "America bad" with a presumption it was a unique American practice. The many comments from around the world show it seems to be a more widespread practice.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's American Exceptionalism at work. Unlike the rest of the world, we have no healthcare, we use Fahrenheit, and we put on our pants one leg at a time.