Memorization of great literature gave my students more than utilitarian outcomes. It gave them pieces of their cultural ...

I am happy to read that Georgia and Arkansas have reinstated memorization of great poetry and speeches in school, though not without opposition from “modern educators” (“Kids and the Power of the ...

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Pinaki Bakshi pinakibakshi9@gmail.com One of the rampant issues academic domains are still dealing with is the theoretical vs. practical implementation of knowledge. The concern is about the typical ...

In today’s educational and leadership arenas, a dangerous narrative has emerged: Self-styled “enlightened” educators disparage rote memorization as obsolete, championing critical thinking alone. Yet ...

A RECENT PIECE in Newsweek prompts an editor to reflect on that subversive phrase “rote memorization.” Reporter Paul Mooney uses the term–correctly, for once–in his story on the revival of Confucian ...

With a growing network of educators, institutions, and policymakers adopting his methods, Dr. Vinod Sharma’s brain science approach is steadily gaining traction. As India looks to reform its education ...

Memorization has a bad rap (“It’s Always the Time for Meter and Rhyme” by Jane Shaw Stroup, op-ed, June 14). But there is nothing like having at your beck and call a breathtaking phrase, a prayer, a ...

The new curriculum places greater emphasis on conceptual learning rather than rote memorization. It prioritizes skill ...