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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most kids don't memorize all the time, but the idea of memorizing one thing a year whether your speech on your project or a poem or the preamble helps you understand how words really matter and just builds that skill of committing information to memory. Just like learning math helps you with problem solving.[/quote]
I can memorize anything without understanding it, or wanting to understand it. It means nothing.

I knew a particular poem by heart, but I didn't understand any of it until I was an adult because when I was younger, I didn't like poetry. It meant nothing to me.

This accomplishes nothing.

Math is different where you have building blocks, math knowledge builds on math knowledge.

Memorizing a particular poem doesn't help you understand complex text. It will only be helpful if you have to analyze the text, not just memorize it.[/quote]

Maybe, some of the kids DO understand.  And, things have greater meaning as you grow older.  In fifth grade, we memorized Crossing the Bar (Tennyson).  The teacher was quite clear on what it meant.  And, as I grow older and older the meaning becomes clearer.  
We also memorized 'In Flanders Field."  We learned what that meant, too.  She taught us about WWI and what the poppies symbolized and why people wear poppies on Nov 11 (at least they did in my town which had a huge Veterans Day parade.)
I think Kipling's "If" was another one.  Some great lessons in that one.[/quote]

Exactly.  So many wonderful pieces of writing to be learned about, recited, discussed, and yes - memorized.  Those arguing against it seem to be missing something major.  [/quote]

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