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For rote memorization, sure.
I'm more talking about conceptual things, say, in math. You don't need to memorize it, but you do need to remember how it works. For that, I find the textbook to be the most helpful, and class time is to help understand the textbook. For that type of thing, I don't need to reference my notes in the future, I mostly need to pay attention in class and revisit the material again later to make sure I got it. Handwriting can help with that type of retention.
Math I put more on the side of not having to even need notes, but just understand the formula and it involves practice by doing different problems over and over so you can solve problems on exams. You can just skip class completely and solve problems from the textbook and be good to go. Math is more similar to like learning to do a jump shot and mastering it. Practice is the way to go.
So I don't put in the same category of classes that are less problem solving or less abstract concepts like philosophy.
Ones that are specific things that need to be recalled with little room for reinterpretation are ones where handwriting things isn't enough, since the answer is either right or wrong. So memorization outside of class is heavy requirement. There's just no shortcut to those type of classes and too much info to retain unless someone has a naturally great memory.