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FormerStudentIntern.. I learned to memorize and had a photographic memory. I could see the actual page as I took tests. Most tests were formed as a way to regurgitate the information. Needless to say I was valedictorian of my class. When I went to college and had to think! It took me a while to recover from a "C"! I learned to read and think, then move back to "A's"!!
posted by
Dr_JPT
on November 16, 2011 at 7:36 AM
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Kabu.. You definitely have a point. Most hear history and that is not the same as reading. Similar to the gossip line taught in grade school. People add and take away for the original until it is inaccurate.
posted by
Dr_JPT
on November 16, 2011 at 7:31 AM
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Skye, I totally agree! Must know where to get the answer!
posted by
Dr_JPT
on November 16, 2011 at 7:29 AM
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As my ole daddy used to say
It is not what you know but do you where to get the right answer.
posted by
skye08
on November 15, 2011 at 6:08 AM
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So true! Reading is a great dynamic that is so under utilized and the benefits are almost too numerable to count! Grand post! That was mature thinking and observation in the French class, it was one of the best examples I have read in ages that really gave impetus to the whole schism in this post! KUDOS! sam 
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sam444
on November 15, 2011 at 2:29 AM
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i wish people would read history so as NOT to repeat the mistakes
of others.
posted by
Kabu
on November 14, 2011 at 3:22 PM
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I remember in my class Secondary Methods of Teaching history we were often talking about how things had come to a point where all people had to do was memorize. The course taught us a lot of ways to get to deeper levels of understanding.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on November 14, 2011 at 12:24 PM
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JPT...
LaSalle de Bain est ici? Probably not even close! 
posted by
food4thought
on November 14, 2011 at 9:35 AM
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I definitely am a reader, but I surely hope that I have had a few original thoughts along the way.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 14, 2011 at 8:20 AM
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Something to think about Doc I do feel like I am little duck pitter pattering through your blog. I enjoyed it although I am not qualified to comment.
posted by
C_C_T
on November 14, 2011 at 7:23 AM
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Very interesting and well written insights!
I like the meaningful rhymes too..:) Facts, history, etc. simply reinforce what a person believes as truth in their heart. Apparently Mr. Perry isn't sincere about closing down those infamous agencies, haha..And Mr. Cain would just rather not talk about all of his business experiences..
My two cents.
posted by
Raye09
on November 14, 2011 at 7:15 AM
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