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I'd like to add a little anecdote to this article about banning iPods in classrooms. When I was in college some years ago, we didn't have iPods or any other small digital devices with the potential to store information. One day, before an exam was to be given, I arrived to class a bit early to get in some more last minute studying. The student next to me also arrived early - only he had a different cramming method. His was to write as much potential test information right on his desk, but in an ancient language (which he spoke fluently but few people still use) hoping that the professor wouldn't catch him. (No need to identify the language.) Upon arriving to class, the first thing the professor did was to make everyone change their seats. It was the first time he'd had us do that - and I'm not sure what prompted it, nonetheless it was an effective strategy indeed! I agree that the system rewards those of us who have great memorization skills. My teenaged son is one of those lucky dudes who can memorize material quickly and retain that info for many years (sometimes to his parents' chagrin). Once we get into the "real world" we tend to lookup the things we need and rely less on our ability to memorize.
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