<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> It has been a long time since I had to learn the "times tables". For some reason (probably because it was before NZ went metric with its measurements) the school I was at took it up to 12x12. And I remember the truck arriving with the school milk (just) and the change-over to decimal currency. Cheers, Richard t94xr wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:491B68DC.3050201@t94xr.net.nz" type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">The difference between children and adults. Adults realize that it was for their own good even if they dont like it. Liz </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">ah is this your nice side? having the times tables being shoved down your throat isn't the best way to learn for everyone. Cameron W </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>