I have a strong philosophical objection to memorizing names I’m in the spirit of
to memorizing names I’m in the spirit of
to memorizing names I’m in the spirit of Einstein who is rumored to have said and
Einstein who is rumored to have said and
Einstein who is rumored to have said and maybe he actually did say never memorize
maybe he actually did say never memorize
maybe he actually did say never memorize what you can look up saving the brain
what you can look up saving the brain
what you can look up saving the brain for things for which memorization is
for things for which memorization is
for things for which memorization is useless like coming up with a new idea
useless like coming up with a new idea
useless like coming up with a new idea about how the universe works so classes
about how the universe works so classes
about how the universe works so classes in school that were heavy and
in school that were heavy and
in school that were heavy and memorization if you were good at
memorization if you were good at
memorization if you were good at memorizing things you memorize them and
memorizing things you memorize them and
memorizing things you memorize them and you do really well on that exam and a
you do really well on that exam and a
you do really well on that exam and a year later you would have forgotten
year later you would have forgotten
year later you would have forgotten everything so what was the point
everything so what was the point
everything so what was the point but classes that taught ideas and
but classes that taught ideas and
but classes that taught ideas and analysis and wisdom and insight and
analysis and wisdom and insight and
analysis and wisdom and insight and understanding that is what we preserve
understanding that is what we preserve
understanding that is what we preserve throughout our lives had people not
throughout our lives had people not
throughout our lives had people not memorized the nine planets in order from
memorized the nine planets in order from
memorized the nine planets in order from the Sun with memory aids like the
the Sun with memory aids like the
the Sun with memory aids like the mnemonic my very educated mother just
mnemonic my very educated mother just
mnemonic my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas had people not
served us nine pizzas had people not
served us nine pizzas had people not been forced to memorize that the idea
been forced to memorize that the idea
been forced to memorize that the idea that you’re losing a planet would be
that you’re losing a planet would be
that you’re losing a planet would be okay fine but all of a sudden this hard
okay fine but all of a sudden this hard
okay fine but all of a sudden this hard earn demonic now has to be adjusted and
earn demonic now has to be adjusted and
earn demonic now has to be adjusted and modified otherwise you will have
modified otherwise you will have
modified otherwise you will have existential angst so I have I have never
existential angst so I have I have never
existential angst so I have I have never valued the memorization of things as an
valued the memorization of things as an
valued the memorization of things as an educator
understanding what it is you’re
understanding what it is you’re memorizing even if you have failed to
memorizing even if you have failed to
memorizing even if you have failed to memorize it is by far a greater
memorize it is by far a greater
memorize it is by far a greater intellectual achievement than having
intellectual achievement than having
intellectual achievement than having memorized something and not knowing why
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