The question of how children should be taught in school is heavily argued. Things changes in time, as well as the people living in it. For about fifty years ago the school system was build upon the learning by heart principle. They had to cram every sentence in a text, every grammatical rule in a language. Today, pupils can write up every rule in their glossary. In secondary schools you are allowed to have your own book with things to remember on a test. Still, not everyone is settled with the way things have turned the last century.
First of all, I would like to mention that by learning by heart you will never forget the acknowledged wisdom. Of course this is hard work and the bag with go-ahead spirit has to