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To: Ish who wrote (248867)4/17/2002 6:21:20 PM
From: Kevin Rose  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Agreed. A mixture is best.

However, I still don't see where my example of memorizing the state capitols leads to any deeper understanding. Seems to simply be an exercise to fill some classroom time.

Btw: I am from the software industry. In general, memorization is not the key skill necessary. In fact, it seemed that those who could memorize all the language details couldn't program a lick...