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    Hmm...this was already in play when I was in high school and then university. Unless you are specifically talking about elementary school.

    All of my courses were about memorizing certain things (which I did right before the exam), but you absolutely had to know how to apply the knowledge. You could bullshit your way through anything in this manner. Application is one of the most important things. You have to understand rather than memorize. For example, I never read the book that one of my final exams was on, but, because I understood and had an idea of the themes of the course and everything we had discussed in lectures, I made up the entire thing and, it made sense, so got a decent mark. Obviously this only applies for Arts-related programs.

    Our professors rarely cared about their students remembering dates. Some of the most important ones had to be known, of course, but we just had to have an idea of what was going on, and be able to take that information and develop ideas based on that at any time.

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    • This makes sense for uni though, since you are more of an "equal" with your prof. Which I never believed in...Jaline
    • Retaining the information is important, of course, (go to lectures!), but you have to figure out how it all fits.Jaline
    • Yes, I was speaking more specifically to elementary-aged children.melq
    • Thanks.

      I'm guessing the whole thing is, based on the "kids" reference      Jaline
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