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Memorization fades in classrooms across New York schools
The New York City education scene shows waning emphasis on memorizing poetry and plays as district leaders shift toward conceptual mastery. Educators like Anita Dore and Ina Rogovin note rote recall is shrinking, while teachers such as Carolyn Kohli defend memorization for language and rhythm, now increasingly including works by Langston Hughes and Nikki Giovanni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Longfellow
Anita Dore
Communication Arts
New York City
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
William Ernest Henley
Ina Rogovin
Donald R. Tippit
Manhattan
Tippit
Board of Education
Lester Speiser
Queens
N.Y
Carolyn Kohli
Brooklyn Tech
Langston Hughes
Nikki Giovanni
Whitman
Shakespeare
DeWitt Clinton High School
Bronx