If you can google it, don’t teach it? Memorization and roller skates

“If your questions are Google-able, then you are not asking the right questions.” – This past weekend at the Educon 2.2 conference, I heard this sentiment repeated far and wide. At first blush, I agree with it. In a classroom, inquiry is important, and fostering the ability to ask the right questions, in both myself as a teacher and for my students, is imperative. Being able to ask the right questions is no easy task, and I encourage and support that endeavor. – However, I really want to make the case for Google-able questions. I want to make the case for rote memorization. – The skill of memorizing is not inherently bad, even in the age of information abundance. For instance, I am much better at math if I have my multiplication tables and key formulas committed to memory. When I used to work the cash register at various jobs I’ve held, even memorizing common combinations of change came in handy (I’ve found that no matter the place, because… – (Source: AlZellner.edublogs.org)

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