rote memorization
Americannoun
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The question definitively answered here is whether more schools should be emphasizing project learning over rote memorization and teaching to the test.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Her eyes dart up and down in a manner that betrays rote memorization, not scholarship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The standards also contain “a vast quantity of rote memorization that is neither useful nor likely for content knowledge retention,” the organizations wrote.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2023
Progressive reformers like Maria Montessori and John Dewey pushed for a more “child centered” approach to education that stressed experience and experimentation over rote memorization.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2020
“Your rote memorization is, like, so impressive,” I said.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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