{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The IB Psychology Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych","author_name":"Travis Dixon","author_url":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/author\/tdixon\/","title":"In Defense of Memorization | The IB Psychology Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"owHPkWBkRg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2025\/03\/11\/in-defense-of-memorization\/\">In Defense of Memorization<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/2025\/03\/11\/in-defense-of-memorization\/embed\/#?secret=owHPkWBkRg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;In Defense of Memorization&#8221; &#8212; The IB Psychology Blog\" data-secret=\"owHPkWBkRg\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.themantic-education.com\/ibpsych\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/27236109430_68b7c349cf_k.jpg","thumbnail_width":2048,"thumbnail_height":1230,"description":"When Winston Churchill was at Harrow School he memorized all 70 stanzas of the poem \u201cHoratius at the Bridge.\u201d Highlands Latin School in Kentucky now gives students \u201cThe Winston Churchill Award\u201d for anyone that can do the same. But memorization is a sin in modern education, I hear you say. Why on earth would well-meaning teachers be encouraging memorization? With ... Read More"}