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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
Well, then I won't say I think they are really smart .... just a whole lot more disciplined and determined than I am.  |
Memorization used to be a far more prominent part of Western curriculums as well.
Presumably that is why Abraham Lincoln back in the day correctly and eloquently recited hour+ long speeches from memory, whereas most recent presidents use cuecards and teleprompters for even 15 minute ones.
Of course, nowadays we bemoan rote memorization and do not even consider the possibility that it might have any generalized benefit towards either intelligence or brain-functioning otherwise.
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