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An erudite reader, former Foreign Service officer Jack Aubert of Falls Church, Va., objected to a prominent feature of modern education. “Rote memorization is very useful, and it was a mistake to ...

image: Education professor Brenda M. Trofanenko says Americans' historical apathy is an indictment of the way history is taught in grades K-12. view more CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As fans of talk-show host ...

An erudite reader, former Foreign Service officer Jack Aubert of Falls Church, Virginia, objected to a prominent feature of modern education. “Rote memorization is very useful, and it was a mistake to ...

A new study by UC Irvine neurobiology professor Michael Yassa indicates that repetition may have negative effects on memorization, at least when it comes to remembering details. A new study by UC ...

The bards of Ancient Greece used rote memorization to recall epic poems of thousands of lines in length. What makes the modern literature professors who resent memorization think that they know better ...

It's the day before the history exam. Inside Class 8B, the tension is thick. One corner of the room is buzzing , Neha flips her notebook at lightning speed, mumbling under her breath, repeating dates ...

Readin’ and writin’ and ‘rithmetic, the old school thought of— school. My how times have changed! Understanding the progression of education certainly cannot be explained in one little article. But, ...

But at the root of all of those quick hacks is the basic truth: There’s no substitution for practice and rehearsal. Rote memorization is a necessary evil–and how could it really be pure evil if it’s ...

My daughter switched from a traditional education to an International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The IB system focuses on skill mastery over rote memorization and allows for student-led learning. My ...