memorization

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

Would-be citizens can choose to take the new citizenship exam, which is supposed to require knowledge of concepts, not just memorization. Possible questions include: “What is the rule of...

Use the Web to Map Your Mind

Mind mapping is a way of taking notes, capturing ideas, exploring concepts and breaking down information into a more readily understood format. There are a million and one uses for mind mapping. You...

Learning Styles Are Bunk

Dan Willingham has another video out on the non-existence of learning styles.Willingham goes into much more detail on learning styles in his Summer 2005 American Educator article: Do Visual,...

Advice on Taking A Bar Exam

Professor Somin says:That said, I think many law school graduates get overly stressed out and obsessed about taking the bar, and spend too much time studying. Most bar exams are primarily just tests...

A History of Medicine in the Islamic World. -- Part 1

I have written some essays on Islam and science before, but I will expand on them further here. Robert Spencer has also written about this subject in his book Religion of Peace?: Why Christianity Is...

[Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band]

"Count the money baby! Count they money baby!"As my shirt boldly proclaims, Denmark's the spot! Lately, that coastal country in Northern Europe has been the source of a few good surprises, and this...

Rappin’ da fractions

Flypaper links to this fractions rap by Mr. Duey. Perhaps it’s my hatred of rap, but I’m dubious about the educational benefit. Songs can help with memorization, but not with...

Education in the Age of Secondary Orality

We now can retrieve video, audio, text and photos at will – without resorting to memorization or physical texts. The first humans lived under conditions of primary orality. Individual memory was the...

Idol Gives Back's telethon was like an awards show with no pay-off

American Idol 7's long-promoted, over-long charity fundraiser telethon aired last night, and lasted for two hours and 40 minutes, starting a half-hour early and going 10 minutes late. With weak...

Poperah

A lot of Christians are angry at Oprah about her latest book club selection, Eckhart Tolle's New Age tome A New Earth. Here is one of many YouTube videos attacking her: That clip is called The...