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Originally Posted by peter12
I don't like the idea of eliminating rote memory learning just because... Google.
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I would hope the goal isn't to eliminate rote memory learning, but to make the process more useful.
When I took my A+ certification, the exam focused a lot on things like setting IRQs and how to set jumpers on various pieces of hardware, despite the need to do so being largely obsolete for almost a decade at that point. So memorizing stuff like that for no reason other than to write an exam was a waste of my time. The proper solution is to encourage me to memorize things that are useful to the modern situation.
As far as this plan goes, updating curriculum is a good thing. However, the needlessly aggressive timeline the NDP are working toward indicates this is going to be half-assed.