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Originally Posted by Raymond
Good reason to stay out rules conversations when young officials need to focus on the here and now and not get distracted by side discussions on what used to be.
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... As I do when "live" training, observing, critiquing, and/or evaluating inexperienced (both young and old) officials.
I was thinking about this "mysterious" memory thing. In fifth grade, Mr. Macnick had us memorize the capitals of all fifty states (including the "new" states Alaska and Hawaii). Fifty-eight years later and I can remember most, but not all of them. Some capitals are easy to memorize, and I easily remember them, because they're somehow "memorable", large important cities (Atlanta), interesting sounding names (Tallahassee), or places that I've actually visited (Richmond). Other are less memorable for the "opposite" reasons. Why is it that I can remember some of these "less memorable" capitals (Pierre), but not others (Madison)?
Of course, if I were to "try" and go out of my way to study and memorize these state capitals again, I'm sure that I can remember all fifty of them, but without Mr. Macnick's state capital test hanging over my head, why bother, I have no plans to go on
Jeopardy any time soon.