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Is it worth trying to memorise facts?
Feb 08, 2017 |
Category: learning
We can only think about what we know and, no mater how intelligent we might be, we cannot think about something about which we are ignorant. But how well do we need to know things? Is there any point...
What every teacher needs to know about... rote learning
Feb 24, 2016 |
Category: learning
As per, here's this month's Teach Secondary column for you delight and edification.These days it is rare indeed for children to be taught much by rote, or, to use a less pejorative term, by heart. R...
I ♥ rote learning
Aug 26, 2014 |
Category: learning
Memory is the cabinet of the imagination, the treasury of reason, the registry of conscience, and, the council chamber of thought.St. Basil
I've been reading and enjoying Getting it Wrong from the B...
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