The Case for Memorization

My family recently watched Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. We absolutely loved it, especially my oldest daughter who is a Tim Burton fan. We are all long time fans of Alice in general though. The storyline is totally different than the Alice we are all used to. I loved how this "sequel" seemed to just fit and feel so right and still be a great story on its own. I loved how Johnny Depp (The Mad Hatter) kept asking "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" through the whole movie. I loved how the Jabberwocky had a main role.

I have been a fan of The Jabberwocky for as long as I can remember, but seeing this movie and later watching You Tube videos of kids reciting poetry



(like this one) reminded me that once upon a time I wanted my kids to be consistantly be working on memorizing poetry as well as scripture.

I had made the decision to start with The Jabberwocky when I happened upon The Case for Memorization, a blog post that coincidentally mentions The Jabberwocky. I was already in the right mind-frame, so the post just solidified for me what I need to do.

3 Year Old Recites "Litany" by Billy Collins

My daughter showed me this video. She said it would "inspire" me. Oh ya. It inspired me all right. Inspired me to want to have another child, so I can "do better" with the next one. (eye roll) Yeesh!