Bauer points out that if a student reads a word in a novel, she might or might not remember it for later use.
The greater and wider the vocabulary, says education historian Ravitch, the greater one’s comprehension of increasingly difficult material. Research suggests that the size of a child’s vocabulary plays an important part in determining the quality of his language-comprehension skills. It also stocks those bins with a generous supply of the English language’s rich accumulation of words. Without memorization, the student’s language store, Bauer says, will be limited: memorization stocks the language store with a whole new set of language patterns. These patterns then become part of the student’s language store, those wells that we all use every day in writing and speaking. The student who memorizes poetry will internalize the rhythmic, beautiful patterns of the English language. Susan Wise Bauer, author of The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, argues that memorization builds into children’s minds an ability to use complex English syntax. It not only teaches them to articulate English words it heightens their feel for the intricacies and complexities of the English language - an indispensable attainment if they are to go on to speak, write, and read English with ease. Memorizing poetry turns on kids’ language capability. If you remain unconvinced, please read the following: But if you allow it to, the memorization of poetry can enrich your life, expanding your mind and bringing beauty to even your darkest days. Now, it is unusual if a student is asked to memorize anything beyond the prologue to Romeo and Juliet. Communities had poetry recitation contests, and poetry was frequently printed in the newspapers. A long time ago, memorizing poetry was par for the course in school.
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