too many people conflate memorization with intelligence
Across a range of scenarios and models, these memories could increase the models' rates of behaviors like taking unsafe actions on high-stakes tasks without checking with the user, sycophancy (endorsing users' flawed work), over-critique (faulting sound work), and cheating on coding tests. 3/
November 11, 2026 at 1:13 PM
too many people conflate memorization with intelligence
Played it again this morning. Sang along to the first stanza. Have to work on memorization.
November 11, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Played it again this morning. Sang along to the first stanza. Have to work on memorization.
I understand the criticisms of rote memorization. There are some areas where I absolutely agree it is not useful.
However, there is value to rote memorization, in terms of building a level of auto-recall and fluency that can be very effective when you are having to speed run teaching a concept.
However, there is value to rote memorization, in terms of building a level of auto-recall and fluency that can be very effective when you are having to speed run teaching a concept.
November 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I understand the criticisms of rote memorization. There are some areas where I absolutely agree it is not useful.
However, there is value to rote memorization, in terms of building a level of auto-recall and fluency that can be very effective when you are having to speed run teaching a concept.
However, there is value to rote memorization, in terms of building a level of auto-recall and fluency that can be very effective when you are having to speed run teaching a concept.
As an English degree holder, its nearly all (sadly) memorization bullshiet hgjsbfnf
November 12, 2026 at 1:02 AM
As an English degree holder, its nearly all (sadly) memorization bullshiet hgjsbfnf
Yikes. Any tips? Just lots of memorization?
November 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Yikes. Any tips? Just lots of memorization?
I understand the argument about rote memorization being less valuable than understanding the underlying mechanics.
At the same time, we hear constantly that the parents today aren't parenting, and this is why kids are struggling academically.
At the same time, we hear constantly that the parents today aren't parenting, and this is why kids are struggling academically.
November 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I understand the argument about rote memorization being less valuable than understanding the underlying mechanics.
At the same time, we hear constantly that the parents today aren't parenting, and this is why kids are struggling academically.
At the same time, we hear constantly that the parents today aren't parenting, and this is why kids are struggling academically.
Today in things I don't understand about modern teaching, a TikTok teacher account was discussing why they don't send lists of words of spelling tests home, which parents have (unsurprisingly) complained about.
The teacher's explanation is that rote memorization is bad.
The teacher's explanation is that rote memorization is bad.
November 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Today in things I don't understand about modern teaching, a TikTok teacher account was discussing why they don't send lists of words of spelling tests home, which parents have (unsurprisingly) complained about.
The teacher's explanation is that rote memorization is bad.
The teacher's explanation is that rote memorization is bad.
(memorization issue)
November 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
(memorization issue)
-watching multiple tutorials at once-
Boy's quick memorization trick in class
ALT: Boy's quick memorization trick in class
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November 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
-watching multiple tutorials at once-
Thanks, Marvel & Visionquest, for pulling the long-dormant memorization of Roger Whittaker outta my head tonight. Thought I’d successfully repressed that childhood memory…
November 11, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Thanks, Marvel & Visionquest, for pulling the long-dormant memorization of Roger Whittaker outta my head tonight. Thought I’d successfully repressed that childhood memory…
lol okay I can sight read this one so just gonna be a memorization / stamina deal hell yeah
Gonna take my own advice and go start learning The Night of the Age 💪
For the glory of Mother Elisa, I will not fail you my dear Maid of Orleans
youtu.be/D0yUH-csc9o?...
For the glory of Mother Elisa, I will not fail you my dear Maid of Orleans
youtu.be/D0yUH-csc9o?...
November 5, 2026 at 7:10 PM
lol okay I can sight read this one so just gonna be a memorization / stamina deal hell yeah
There are tons of joke books you can buy online then it is just a matter of memorization.
November 7, 2026 at 10:47 PM
There are tons of joke books you can buy online then it is just a matter of memorization.
lol that will do it! With mentorship like that she learned how to learn, to be curious, to process data.
I don't think many of my saltine siblings learned beyond "do as I say" and route memorization. Which... tracks with the culture.
I don't think many of my saltine siblings learned beyond "do as I say" and route memorization. Which... tracks with the culture.
November 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
lol that will do it! With mentorship like that she learned how to learn, to be curious, to process data.
I don't think many of my saltine siblings learned beyond "do as I say" and route memorization. Which... tracks with the culture.
I don't think many of my saltine siblings learned beyond "do as I say" and route memorization. Which... tracks with the culture.
When I studied it in college, the professor argued that the metaphors actually *helped* memorization, by making the scenes more, uh, memorable than just a list of who did what.
November 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
When I studied it in college, the professor argued that the metaphors actually *helped* memorization, by making the scenes more, uh, memorable than just a list of who did what.
And I think the stylistic elements are due to public performance/memorization.
It gets too confusing with a single narrator reciting (maybe from rote, so they're not even thinking of the words...like one might w/ a song) to drift into such narratives. But idk, that's just a thought.
It gets too confusing with a single narrator reciting (maybe from rote, so they're not even thinking of the words...like one might w/ a song) to drift into such narratives. But idk, that's just a thought.
November 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
And I think the stylistic elements are due to public performance/memorization.
It gets too confusing with a single narrator reciting (maybe from rote, so they're not even thinking of the words...like one might w/ a song) to drift into such narratives. But idk, that's just a thought.
It gets too confusing with a single narrator reciting (maybe from rote, so they're not even thinking of the words...like one might w/ a song) to drift into such narratives. But idk, that's just a thought.
The push against rote memorization is *wild*. Like, it absolutely does not make sense for things like historical dates. But it is very good for spelling and should be mandatory for times tables. It is shocking how many fourth and fifth graders I see who have to pause and think about, like, 6 x 4.
November 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
The push against rote memorization is *wild*. Like, it absolutely does not make sense for things like historical dates. But it is very good for spelling and should be mandatory for times tables. It is shocking how many fourth and fifth graders I see who have to pause and think about, like, 6 x 4.
the trick is: under a certain size, language learning is just memorization
November 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
the trick is: under a certain size, language learning is just memorization
Flashcards remain undefeated for learning that benefits from rote memorization. They're portable, affordable, and flexible.
November 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Flashcards remain undefeated for learning that benefits from rote memorization. They're portable, affordable, and flexible.
🙂
A lot of things that people routinely refer to "gifts",drawing/artistic ability,musicality begin just a faint affinity that is compelling enough to a person that it sparks in them the simple diligence repetition and rote memorization required to become "good" at them
Things can be learned
No magic
A lot of things that people routinely refer to "gifts",drawing/artistic ability,musicality begin just a faint affinity that is compelling enough to a person that it sparks in them the simple diligence repetition and rote memorization required to become "good" at them
Things can be learned
No magic
November 10, 2026 at 12:29 AM
🙂
A lot of things that people routinely refer to "gifts",drawing/artistic ability,musicality begin just a faint affinity that is compelling enough to a person that it sparks in them the simple diligence repetition and rote memorization required to become "good" at them
Things can be learned
No magic
A lot of things that people routinely refer to "gifts",drawing/artistic ability,musicality begin just a faint affinity that is compelling enough to a person that it sparks in them the simple diligence repetition and rote memorization required to become "good" at them
Things can be learned
No magic
It can also get into the memorization question. Like... Anthropic notably tends to have the least guardrails. I've been able to get pretty much all versions to produce first 250+ words of certain books verbatim, to produce closely plagiarized (like identical images, some words changed) versions, etc
November 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It can also get into the memorization question. Like... Anthropic notably tends to have the least guardrails. I've been able to get pretty much all versions to produce first 250+ words of certain books verbatim, to produce closely plagiarized (like identical images, some words changed) versions, etc
Memorization stores instances.
Internalization captures the principles that generate instances.
Internalization captures the principles that generate instances.
November 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Memorization stores instances.
Internalization captures the principles that generate instances.
Internalization captures the principles that generate instances.
Would be much more effective to just use the Anki app. Memorization made easy.
Source - a teacher of foreign languages
Source - a teacher of foreign languages
November 11, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Would be much more effective to just use the Anki app. Memorization made easy.
Source - a teacher of foreign languages
Source - a teacher of foreign languages
When "Vancian magic" in RPGs is discussed, too much is made of the memorization aspect and too little of the assertion that out of 1000s of spells known to the ancients, only around 100 are left
November 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
When "Vancian magic" in RPGs is discussed, too much is made of the memorization aspect and too little of the assertion that out of 1000s of spells known to the ancients, only around 100 are left
Our youngest had significant speech issues, and we went through something very similar. We also focused on memorization instead and tried to make it fun and reinforce recall by doing things like practicing our spelling words in sidewalk chalk or using magnet letters on the fridge.
November 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Our youngest had significant speech issues, and we went through something very similar. We also focused on memorization instead and tried to make it fun and reinforce recall by doing things like practicing our spelling words in sidewalk chalk or using magnet letters on the fridge.
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A ceiling built from birth year and early labels does not describe a child — it describes the system around them. Beyond Memorization (Ch. 17).
#CriticalThinking #AIinEducation #BeyondMemorization #FutureCivilizationRealization #EducationReform #Education #AI
A ceiling built from birth year and early labels does not describe a child — it describes the system around them. Beyond Memorization (Ch. 17).
#CriticalThinking #AIinEducation #BeyondMemorization #FutureCivilizationRealization #EducationReform #Education #AI
Education Without the Ceiling | Beyond Memorization
YouTube video by Future Civilization Realization
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November 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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A ceiling built from birth year and early labels does not describe a child — it describes the system around them. Beyond Memorization (Ch. 17).
#CriticalThinking #AIinEducation #BeyondMemorization #FutureCivilizationRealization #EducationReform #Education #AI
A ceiling built from birth year and early labels does not describe a child — it describes the system around them. Beyond Memorization (Ch. 17).
#CriticalThinking #AIinEducation #BeyondMemorization #FutureCivilizationRealization #EducationReform #Education #AI