Unfamiliar exercise activities can also cause muscle spasms to occur. Abdominal spasms can occur when a person decides to begin working their abdominal muscles by doing sit-ups and does too many too quickly. Writer's cramps of the hand and fingers are similarly caused by prolonged use of the small muscles in the hand.
By Grace Fleming. Definition: Rote memorization is a term for fixing information to your memory through sheer repetition. Rote learning is often viewed as bad practice, although some would argue that rote memorization is a necessary first step in learning some subjects. Those who defend rote learning suggest that it is simply necessary in some areas. A young child learns the ABCs by rote learning, long before he or she knows why.
It's a method of teaching math that relies more on theory than rote memorization. While this method supports the Common Core's goal of putting more of an emphasis on critical thinking, it can be a headache for parents who grew up on rote learning and were taught completely different ways of doing math. These parents may have trouble helping their kids with their homework. Here's another question from a Common Core test (as shown on a Stephen Colbert sketch mocking the new math standards): Screenshot. A number sentence is another way of saying equation, like 2 + 2 = 4.