tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258082.post9009733880219259056..comments2024-01-12T08:44:54.145+00:00Comments on While looking for something else...: On rote learning, down the lineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258082.post-28272397775447045602013-12-29T15:05:27.083+00:002013-12-29T15:05:27.083+00:00rote learning is very good if you want to become a...rote learning is very good if you want to become a pub quiz champion, yet as a history graduate I would ask 'how or why Asquith became a prime minister'?<br />This is something I find frustrating when talking to (usually the older generation) those people who advocate knowing history by dates. Many know Waterloo 1815, few could name the generals. <br />I am glad however that my bank manager can use rote learned number skills so recognise the need for both. The rub is at what stage/age do you switch. Is the independent learner only for University or adult education?<br />I do however recognise the frustration caused by watching Christmas specials of university challenge and have developed a new paradigm or theory. I call it ' reflection by proxy', in which I say 'he should have said that'. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com