Memory and Learning – Text 5 – A childhood memory

I'll never forget my first spelling test — that moment is in my memory. The teacher read out the words for a dictation, and I panicked completely. Back then I couldn't why some classmates found it so easy. I simply couldn't the spellings, no matter how hard I tried. Years later, I understand the problem: I was trying to too much at once. These days I take things slowly, and the knowledge actually stays with me instead of disappearing .