>I was taught not to memorize the information because it changes. Instead, learn where to look.
>Wow! I have rarely found people (persons) with that viewpoint. >I could find an answer faster by looking it up, than trying to recall it. I have traditionally agreed with this viewpoint as well. There is simply too much information to be able to memorize it all accurately. The ability to research, find information, draw conclusions, etc is much more important in the long run than being able to memorize. Testing situations automatically make me feel this way since there is usually nothing more riding on it than proving I've read the material. Not understand it mind you, since I feel like there are very few good written tests out there that answer that question. That said, however, I do continually try to find ways to improve my memory and recall abilities since I find it extremely useful for meeting type settings. I can hardly run to my desk everytime a question is asked in a meeting. And while I can, and quite often do, simply make a note and tell them I will find the answer, its nice to be able to just answer the question as it usually feeds into and keeps the conversation going to its logical conclusion, which is quite often a decision, based on, of course, the information you were just able to recall. And then there are those tests.... Jeffrey Deaver, Engineer Systems Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-665-4231(v) 651-610-7670(p) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
