Quiver0f10 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 What if you are starting with older children or never did this when they were younger, would you still try to do memory work now? What age/grade is too old to bother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I don't think people should ever stop doing memory work. My dc all have memory work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 I don't think people should ever stop doing memory work. My dc all have memory work. Well that does make sense. I keep picturing recitig nursery rymes lol, but I guess studying for a chem test is memory work too, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Yes, but TOG schedules recitation for the rhetoric level and I have my oldest work on those. I am convinced that memorizing large pieces of literature will do him good, he's not that convinced, but tough toe nails :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Well that does make sense. I keep picturing recitig nursery rymes lol, but I guess studying for a chem test is memory work too, right? I just replied to your other thread about memory work, lol! I agree with karenciavo. Wow, the further along I go, the more I realize how useful memory work is! I look in WTM to see what is recommended for memory work and ask myself "WHY is this recommended?" Then I can jump into it wholeheartedly. Poems and other lit. for storing up beautiful language and seeing how various lit. is structured. Science charts, lists, and definitions (chemistry!:)) for providing an outer framework within which to organize more specific study, history lists and documents for the same reason, Bible (if one chooses to do so) for getting a big framework on doctrine and various teachings, and personal nurturing, etc., Latin grammar forms to make reading and writing easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 I just replied to your other thread about memory work, lol! I agree with karenciavo. Wow, the further along I go, the more I realize how useful memory work is! I look in WTM to see what is recommended for memory work and ask myself "WHY is this recommended?" Then I can jump into it wholeheartedly. Poems and other lit. for storing up beautiful language and seeing how various lit. is structured. Science charts, lists, and definitions (chemistry!:)) for providing an outer framework within which to organize more specific study, history lists and documents for the same reason, Bible (if one chooses to do so) for getting a big framework on doctrine and various teachings, and personal nurturing, etc., Latin grammar forms to make reading and writing easier. It does make sense. Now to DO it lol. Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Yes, but TOG schedules recitation for the rhetoric level and I have my oldest work on those. I am convinced that memorizing large pieces of literature will do him good, he's not that convinced, but tough toe nails :D I agree with Karen (as usual). Some of the things I memorized as a teenager were the best things I learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 We have had the IEW Poetry Memorisation book for maybe a couple of years at the most- my kids are ages 12 and 14. We are maybe halfway through the book. We take it slowly. 5 minutes a day, 3 days a week, on memorywork. We read our present poem, we go over a couple of old ones. We read another poem not for memorisation each day too. Altogether 10 minutes max. I think it is good memory training, and the kids seems to enjoy the poems, most of them, and don't mind memory work at all. The IEW book is great for all ages of kids. The first poems are silly, and my kids really loved them and love to recite them even now. Ooey Gooey is just the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Thanks, again. I am going to add this to our day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 We enjoy the IEW poems as well. We're also memorizing the book of James right now. It's been neat to do this as a family as I thought my eldest would be quickest and my Kindergartener wouldn't be able to keep up. It turns out my Ker is very quick at memorizing and often can get further than the other two :) I plan on having them memorize some Shakespeare this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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