The Value of Memorization
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In today’s episode, Will Begley and Chelsea Wagenaar discuss the value of memorizing poetry and prose and strategies for students to build up their ability to memorize. Will Begley teaches high school Latin and Senior Seminar at Thales Academy Rolesville. He holds a Ph.D. in Medieval and Classical Latin from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Chelsea Wagenaar joined the Thales faculty in 2022, and she teaches trivium and medieval literature. She holds a Ph.D. in literature from the University of North Texas. She is a published and much-acclaimed poet, having won the 2013 Philip Levine Prize and the 2018 Michael Waters Poetry Prize for her poetry, poems we are sure one-day many school children will memorize.
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