"For example, learning the taxonomies of species, the periodic table, and foreign languages all require the memorization of long lists of words. But because the neglect of grammar memorization causes high school students to struggle to reproduce the information studied in a semester on a final exam, we have regressed, or devolved, to multiple-choice tests that provide lots of visual clues so that if they at least paid some attention to the subject, they can guess the correct answer. In fact, we now offer courses that teach high school students how to guess on their standardized college boards so they can score higher. Too bad they aren’t offered a course on memorization instead."