tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206871834894179765.post154796227452047543..comments2023-09-16T08:21:22.793-04:00Comments on Education Quick Takes: Wikipedia co-founder argues for the importance of 'memorizing facts'Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16355093065582134401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206871834894179765.post-37431827788980509852011-05-04T16:29:43.748-04:002011-05-04T16:29:43.748-04:00I just thought it was ironic that the founder of a...I just thought it was ironic that the founder of a site used as a resource for many "content free" lessons was espousing actually memorizing content.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355093065582134401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206871834894179765.post-8312202527338591192011-05-04T11:36:13.827-04:002011-05-04T11:36:13.827-04:00Quite so. Wish K-12 teachers, et al would wake up...Quite so. Wish K-12 teachers, et al would wake up to this fact of life. <br /><br />So-called "critical thinking," built without knowledge of "mere facts," is nothing more than ignorant opinion.Niels Henrik Abelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00554447042962336254noreply@blogger.com