Some have the Ten Commandments, calendars or the multiplication table on them.

有的上面有十诫、日历或者乘法表。

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However, few people realize the importance of basic skills. As is shown in the picture, the pupils in the class are questioning the necessity of learning basic skill such as multiplication table.

然而，很少有人意识到基本技能的重要性。如图所示，班上的学生正在质疑学习诸如乘法表这样的基本技能的必要性。

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"I showed them a multiplication table and I don't think they had ever seen one, " says Stefan Kirschner, a New York University graduate student who visited Raida in August 2008 and says he sat in a few classes.

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