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In Defense of Memorization | Educators Don’t Like Rote Learning

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If there’s one thing progressive educators don’t like it’s rote learning. As a result we have several generations of Americans who’ve never memorized anything.

In Defense of Memorization | Educators Don't Like Rote Learning Michael Knox Beran In Defense of Memorization Progressive educators call it "drill and kill," but learning poetry by heart empowers kids. / Education , The Social Order , Arts and Culture July 01, 2004 / Share / From the Magazine / Education , The Social Order , Arts and Culture Summer 2004 / Share I f there's one thing progressive educators don't like it's rote learning. As a result, we now have several generations of Americans who've never memorized much of anything. Even highly educated people in their thirties and forties are

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