Reference: https://twitter.com/alqaryooti/status/466640623072976896
Shaykh Dr. ‘Aasim al-Qaryooti said:
Very mistaken is he who thinks that encouraging children to memorise the Qur.aan preoccupies them or delays their achievement at school.
Rather, it is apparent that doing so is the [very] reason why many of them surpass and excel [at school].