tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29134975.post4462675382891896486..comments2023-06-25T01:10:42.635-07:00Comments on OccasionalPiece: Reading and MemoryLetterpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13983311236791267553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29134975.post-24883429836266649172011-04-06T13:53:46.083-07:002011-04-06T13:53:46.083-07:00I actually really enjoyed the rest of the article ...I actually really enjoyed the rest of the article which goes on to explain how to become a great re-caller of sequences. I read it two weeks ago, and I still think about it daily; A fascinating read.Chad Anselmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541026550264445745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29134975.post-35280618445441808962011-04-05T05:57:18.124-07:002011-04-05T05:57:18.124-07:00My brother Nathan once told me he thought it was a...My brother Nathan once told me he thought it was a waste of time to read anything twice, given the number of books out there to read. I not only disagreed, I laughed at him. And still laugh at him.<br /><br />I think many technical textbooks are still written to help students commit them to memory, although perhaps unconsciously. And yes, one does read one's calculus textbook a lot differently than one reads a novel, because it must be internalized. <br /><br />Interesting.Artaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13841147515999189957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29134975.post-31978824262292955562011-04-05T05:56:49.244-07:002011-04-05T05:56:49.244-07:00This is a topic that intrigues me as I see the mem...This is a topic that intrigues me as I see the memorization capacity of our students plummet. Why memorize when information is always at your fingertips? However, by not having a store of knowledge in their OWN brains, they often have little context for the information that they read. It seems a shallow way to approach learning. <br />Great post.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967428008627538620noreply@blogger.com