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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Memorizing classic words doesn’t mean they understand them. I’d rather my child understand the purpose and meaning without being able to recite word for word. [/quote]Bingo!!! Memorizing is not learning! Applying knowledge show mastery in learning.

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Exactly. Think about the Pledge of Allegiance. Hoe many students can recite it? Of those, how many know what it means? [/quote]

Um… all of them?   :roll: [/quote]

1A says we don’t have to do… 
And most high schoolers don’t even stand so they don’t even care for it [/quote]

I’m a high school teacher and you couldn’t be more wrong.[/quote]

DP, on which part is the poster incorrect? The students are not required to stand or say it. I always have a handful every year that don’t do it.[/quote]

True, they're not required to stand or say it.  And yet, the vast majority do.  Maybe one or two kids stay seated.  The rest stand and say it.  [/quote]

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