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