Sorry, Austin, but rote drill would destroy my 7yo's interest in math. Like with a sledgehammer.
I'm not saying practice and even memorization don't have their place. I just don't think the place for the sort of drill you're describing is necessarily elementary school math...which is where most of it is currently located! Flash cards are about the worst way to teach my son. I know--we tried them!
Different kids have different needs, so different approaches suit them better. A lot of GT kids are concept kids, and drill-and-kill simply isn't the right approach for them. Especially for visual-spatial kids, they need to see the big picture first and then the details come more naturally to them.
One-size-fits-all just doesn't work.
