OPINION The blessing of ‘rote’ memory Memorization for its own sake has long been unfashionable. It shouldn’t be.

Jeff Jacoby extols the memorization of facts (“The blessing of ‘rote’ memory,” Opinion, April 20). As he notes, rote memorization is often disparaged as a low form of intellectual activity.

Memory Memory as Power: The Unbreakable Bond Between Knowledge and Influence Rote memory + AI synergy: building the core of strategic, effective leadership.

A new study offers older adults a simple way to combat memory loss: memorization. Researchers found that seniors who engaged in an intensive period of rote learning followed by an equally long ...