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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My middle schooler has a lot of rote work in subjects like biology—she can name muscles and bones I’ve never heard of! It’s pretty intense. But I’m hoping this gives her a strong foundation to grasp higher-level material as she gets older. She also now knows things like geography, which involves a lot of rote learning but frankly is helpful in life. There are math problem sets almost every night. (They’re no big deal if your child excels in math; onerous though if math is not a natural strength.) [/quote] Practicing biologist and physician here: Memorizing stuff is the bane of elementary and secondary science. Who cares about learning the names of bones and muscles? If that crowds out real learning of biological concepts that’s a reason not to go there.[/quote]
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