&gt; <i>I&#x27;m not saying he was wrong, but in a lot of educational systems maths is 90% about remembering stuff.</i><p>It is&#x2F;was, but the Common Core Math standards are trying to change that. Children are now being taught how to look at addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and other concepts from a variety of perspectives. Predictably, it&#x27;s driving their parents insane because they were taught the &quot;one true algorithm&quot; for each of these tasks and can&#x27;t help their kids when confronted with alien algorithms that change from semester-to-semester.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.corestandards.org&#x2F;Math&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.corestandards.org&#x2F;Math&#x2F;</a>