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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (16443)	1/12/1999 1:22:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

Your points are well taken. And I have had the same experiences with regard to memorization. I don't think we disagree as much as we probably both think. Teaching and learning is a complex area of discovery, we are constantly finding new ways to excite the learner and teacher. Something I have noticed with my 5 year old is he actually looks forward to playing his spelling and reading computer games. We as humans naturally have this ingrained inner joy in learning new things. Why do we need to reach a point where root memorization is necessary? Can not the same goals be accomplished through other way's? Everyone learns in slightly different way's. I believe as we come to understand and explore this brain capability in more detail, we will also come to learn about exciting new way's to enhance it. Why do we as humans start out happy and joyful to learn and at some point feel it's a burden? Our systems we learn under I believe create this artificial barrier. Testing and competition, pitting one student against another is a part of this system. Michael