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She struggled with generalities and answering even rote questions.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Not in a rote way, by aping the characterizations, exactly, or even the plot, mechanically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The question definitively answered here is whether more schools should be emphasizing project learning over rote memorization and teaching to the test.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Do you expect the removal of rote accounting work to make the profession more attractive to students, or harder to break into?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
The first method is to teach a song by rote, a technique also known as aural learning, or “by ear.”
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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