Don't Worry About Memorizing
A teacher says not to worry about memorizing, only to think deeply; a week later the student gets a C for not knowing the facts.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-12-06-don-t-worry-about-memorizing/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
Teacher: "Don't worry about memorizing anything! The key thing is to think critically and deeply." …A WEEK LATER… Student: "Why did I get a C?" Teacher: "You didn't know the facts."