I think you typoed voracious, but thanks for the new word, Veracious means truthful and honest. Cool. Dr NakaMats who has invented a huge number of incredible

I think you typoed voracious, but thanks for the new word, Veracious means truthful and honest. Cool. Dr NakaMats who has invented a huge number of incredible things recommends memorization as an important part of preparation for what he calls Ikispiration. http://www.whatagreatidea.com/nakamatsu.htm http://www.whatagreatidea.com/nakamatsu.htm Here's an excerpt from an interview: What are the teaching methods used to prepare Japanese children for the strong competition they face? And how does this affect creativity? NakaMats: One method is memorization. We teach our kids to memorize until the age of twenty, for we have discovered that the human brain needs memorization up to that point. Then young people can begin free-associating, putting everything together. That’s how geniuses are formed. If a child doesn’t learn how to memorize effectively, he doesn’t reach his full potential.