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Veteran’s Day

Mean ol’ Miz Roberts, in seventh grade, made us all memorize this poem.  I still know it by heart.

Thank you, Miz Roberts.

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  1. I do. I believe that memorizing poems, etc, teaches us mental discipline. Having a treasure trove of wonders in our heads also gives us fewer excuses to be bored.

    1. Jane Goodwin on November 15th, 2009 at 2:56 am

  2. In my mountaineering days (late teens & early twenties) I memorized a lot of poems and set pieces — everything from Robert Service to Shakespeare.

    Are they still in my brain? Probably. Can I recite them now? No. Still, have they affected my thinking and writing? I suspect so.

    Should teachers now be requiring memorization? I think so — but perhaps not to word-perfect without prompting.

    What do you think? Is there a value to memorization (or even partial memorization)?

    2. Liz Ditz on November 14th, 2009 at 6:27 pm

  3. This one and all of the others that she had us memorize. I still remember them all, too. God Bless America and dear old Mrs. Roberts!

    3. Cousin C on November 11th, 2009 at 8:33 pm

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