There seems to be two
extremes in education today when it comes to the role that memorization
plays in the instruction of children. On the one hand, modern education
disdains the idea of rote memory and says that it takes away one’s
creativity. However, this philosophy is inconsistent, because students
are then asked to memorize names, events, definitions, and spelling
words for a test. And the next day, much of that information is
forgotten anyway.
On the other end of the spectrum, the renewal of classical education
has brought memorization to the forefront as a primary method for
teaching elementary-age children. ....(READ MORE)
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