Re:The building blocks of understanding are memorization and...
by sverige on Thursday September 15, 2016 @08:00PM
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Yeah, advice I heard from parents and teachers countless times growing up.
"Memorize this."
"Don't quit."
"Keep trying."
Then I had to repeat verbatim whatever it was I was supposed to memorize, whether a reading selection, scales on an instrument, or multiplication tables. I didn't get to move forward till I got it. And I didn't get to choose what I studied.
"Memorize this." "Don't quit." "Keep trying."
Then I had to repeat verbatim whatever it was I was supposed to memorize, whether a reading selection, scales on an instrument, or multiplication tables. I didn't get to move forward till I got it. And I didn't get to choose what I studied.
Seems like we need more of this today.