A steadily growing portion of American education is about rote memorization instead of critical thinking because we tied testing to funding and true/false is easier to grade
Like not memorize the table but memorize the atomic numbers and valence electrons? Just memorize the alkali earth metals or the halogens? I don’t see how you wouldn’t be forced to memorize the table in some way
Its gonna be a complicated concept so please hold my hands! You learn how to read it (we were taught in primary school) and you look at it when you need info off it?
Like… I am studying bioengineering (bachelor, there is immeasurable amount of chem and the lack of knowing the atomic number of plutonium have yet to cost me my balls!
Yeah but I’m willing to bet not knowing which column or group silicon is would have been an issue, but if you say it doesn’t matter I trust your experience
…you guys had to memorize the pepe table?!??? Why? The point of the pepe table is so that you wouldn’t have to memorize its contents!
A steadily growing portion of American education is about rote memorization instead of critical thinking because we tied testing to funding and true/false is easier to grade
Me personally? Nope, I just stole this meme from somewhere else (like how all good memes spread)
Like not memorize the table but memorize the atomic numbers and valence electrons? Just memorize the alkali earth metals or the halogens? I don’t see how you wouldn’t be forced to memorize the table in some way
Its gonna be a complicated concept so please hold my hands! You learn how to read it (we were taught in primary school) and you look at it when you need info off it?
Like… I am studying bioengineering (bachelor, there is immeasurable amount of chem and the lack of knowing the atomic number of plutonium have yet to cost me my balls!
Wait till you get a real job!!/s
Yeah but I’m willing to bet not knowing which column or group silicon is would have been an issue, but if you say it doesn’t matter I trust your experience