Issue 28
"Students should memorize facts only after they have studied the ideas, trends, and concepts that help explain those facts. Students who have learned only facts have learned very little."
With the drastically development of science and technology in modern society, people in growing numbers are beginning to call for a balance between learning and their leisure time, and a large number of people believe that learning new skills and knowledge contributes directly to their job opportunities or promotion opportunities. When it comes to learning and memorizing, it is commonly accepted that there are two different ways.
On the one hand, if we want to memorize something new, it is indisputable that there are many aspects we should note such as ideas, trends, and its concepts, especially. Let us take a look at a student from a department of computer science, who has finished learning some computer language as below: C and C++. Then, should anybody draw a conclusion that he has the ability of operating computer? The answer is absolutely no what he has done is according to various of books. What’s more, nowadays, many employers accept it is the ability that due to your job position instead of which college or university you have graduated.
However, many people claim that, along with our society had greatest changed, is it necessary for everyone to remember every part from everything of this world? Is it necessary for a student memorize a flower name by remembered its concepts from biology classes? Is it necessary for our people to remember our body name after realized all of functions? It is noted by more and more teachers and students that memorize facts with its concepts may be less useful than most people think.
However, it is pointed out by many experts that students who have learned only facts are more likely to forget what they have completely finished. As a matter of fact, it is important for our students to decide which way is better for their study before they learn new skills and knowledge. Consequently, from what we have discussed above, there may be another way of leading to a healthy and meaningful life.