Originally Posted by: BenoitSo I beleive the key lies in making memorizing entire fretboard scale by breaking them into smaller pieces "but you need to teach how to link the peice"

I completely agree with this. Scales are very easy to memorize from their base position on the E string. I've found the easiest way to learn them the rest of the way is to learn them in boxes and then learn the most common ways people link them together.