"In Defense of Memorization," by Michael Knox Beran | City Journal Summer 2004

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Of especial interest to future (or current) teachers, but also of interest to anyone with regard for the humanities.

In Defense of Memorization
Progressive educators call it “drill and kill,” but learning poetry by heart empowers kids. Michael Knox Beran
Summer 2004
If there’s one thing progressive educators don’t like it’s rote learning. As a

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We had problems with this when I was in youth group and the leaders tried to get us to do Scripture memory. Even the smarter kids didn't see the point, as they'd never been taught to memorize anything in school. The leaders made a pitch to the parents which was spectacularly unsuccessful.

Interestingly, however, us homeschooled kids did fine with it.