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paul President


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adigaskell President


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Gladwell seemed to think you need 10,000 hours of doing something to become an expert in the subject. I'd rather support such a belief than rote learning, which seems to aid memory rather than understanding. _________________ My social media blog |
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martynh Vice President


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I have to admit to having learnt the heights of all 214 Lake District mountains when I was younger. Can't say its come in particularly useful though  _________________ e-FM network | Get Above The Fold | Physiobench |
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paul President


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Bill Ryan Executive PA


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I learnt my times tables OBH and remember them well still - I think that was worthwile.
I learnt a lot about Australia at school including major towns and cities and that was good when I was there.
Some other stuff learnt for exams and since forgotten. |
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Kay President


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It depends what you're learning by rote and why.
I learned 250 legal cases by rote donkeys' years ago in preparation for a law exam. It was incredibly useful. It didn't matter what questions the exam threw at me I could quote case law and precedent with total ease. (I also won a prize for getting the top mark in Scotland for that exam ). I still remember many of these cases today.
These days I could never manage such a thing. I can't seem to remember things from one minute to the next. _________________ http://britishexpat.com |
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