> Albert Einstein urged us “don’t memorize what you can already look up.” I find it ironic to go from "Our education system is stuck in the past" to sharing a

> Albert Einstein urged us “don’t memorize what you can already look up.” I find it ironic to go from "Our education system is stuck in the past" to sharing a quote without even checking if it's true. I find at least a few sources saying that it is not. Anyway, why is it stuck in the past? They say: > We still ask kids to memorize and regurgitate information from textbooks. Memorising is extremely important. And learning to memorise is most definitely part of the education. Is it useless to know a poem by heart? Let's assume it is (but I disagree). What is certainly useful is to learn how to memorise something. Be it a poem, maths or a language. Whether we want it or not we memorise stuff all the time. That's pretty much how we interact with the world. The people who are better at memorising have an advantage over the others. It is an important skill. I would say this: memorising is very important, but it's not enough. You have to understand what you memorise. And memorise what you understand. It's a loop. > What Every Parent Should Know About the AI Future The article uses a lot of word to... not say much. TL;DR: help your children finding what they like and help them learn. I can agree with that, no need to tell me it came from Einstein.