15. School Days

The requirement of memorizing in the classroom varies with state educational policies. It also appears to go in cycles. The memorizing of poetry, parts in plays, symbols in chemistry, is an important part of the development of a youthful mind. If memory work in education can be made easier, or if retention can be improved or developed, then another of our goals has been achieved. A classroom in­structor would feel a greater sense of accomplishment if, at the end of a lecture, the students had retained all or nearly all of the subject matter.

The fact that we can read a book or a newspaper is indication enough that all of us have good memories. If we did not, it would be impossible to remember hundreds and thousands of words that enable us to understand what we read.

To guide restive minds is our challenge. We may seem to use unusual methods, but, nonetheless, we find them effective.

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