Education reform should start in the classroom, with the relationship between teacher and pupil. In this vein, high school math teacher Ben Orlin’s recent Atlantic piece “When Memorization Gets in the ...

In my 29 years of teaching, I have often reflected on the balance between memorization and understanding. I recall one conversation where a math teacher shared the belief that “memorization no longer ...

Most medieval children never went to school. Education was reserved for boys headed toward the Church or administration. Lessons focused on memorization, religion, and obedience. Beatings were common ...

Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.

Ask a student to memorize a formula, and AI can do it faster. But ask them to apply it to a real-world problem, and that’s where the future of rigor lies. For decades, rigor in advanced coursework ...

The idea of rote memorization is bound to tick some people off, which makes for nice discussion and debate. In all the very legitimate conversation about critical thinking, problem-solving, analysis, ...

Whether you're networking or attending an important business meeting, being able to remember details like names, dates, events and other information is critical. Unfortunately, memorization doesn't ...