"You teach students to memorize lots of facts," he said.
It's why our students don't just memorize equations, but answer questions like "What do you think of that idea?
When most teachers had students memorize the names of stars, she had them looking through telescopes.
A possible theory regarding these results is that the students in the experimental group memorized the colors instead of the notation.
Earl began any new term by having his students memorize those words.
But, she said, the goal isn't to get students to memorize information.
For centuries, elementary students memorized the poems and used them to learn to read and write.
At the high school level, most students did not understand, and still memorized to pass tests.
Actually, the students memorized whole speeches, because every sentence was a significant declaration.
Also, index cards can be a parent's best friends when you have to help your student memorize math facts and spelling words.