Jj is for Jottings 2.  More Repetition.

In “the olden days” much time in school was spent rote-learning all sorts of facts and figures – a room full of children standing up chanting the facts over and over. “That’s no way to teach/learn”, we think. I think (and observe) that the pendulum has swung too far the other way. There are various things we need to know instantly and automatically. Times tables is a good example. If you haven’t learnt them you have to reach for an item of technology (which you may have forgotten to recharge) to do what you could have done instantly and effortlessly by yourself. It is better to stimulate your brain by learning something in the first place and to be independent of electronic devices wherever possible. In the child this leads to self-confidence and a ‘can-do’ attitude, which is infinitely preferable to the lesser position of having to rely on outside resources and knowing that you don’t know.
The best way to learn tables is to chant them aloud WITH MOVEMENTS. This combines rhythm, the movements of the muscles used for speech with larger body movements ( eg. patacake-type clapping, finger-clicking, whatever you like), and hearing them – a multi-sensory approach is what our brain likes.
We learn the names of the letters of the alphabet by rote – usually with a form of the alphabet song. The rhythm and tune help the learning process enormously, as well as the speech movements and hearing components.
So, there is a place for repetition in learning, and not just tables and the alphabet.