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Time to take away students' calculators The Argus, CA - Sep 16, 2006 That's the message from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, which issued a much-anticipated study Tuesday that urged a return to the basics in ... |
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Originally Posted by Google 'Math' News  Time to take away students' calculators The Argus, CA - Sep 16, 2006 That's the message from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, which issued a much-anticipated study Tuesday that urged a return to the basics in ... | It's "time to take away students' calculators."  Gee Captain Obvious, what are you going to tell us next?
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NOOOOOOOO, we need calculators (esp to play games)  |
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the article is no longer available, so i can't read what it says, but in general i agree. students are being spoiled by their calculators. at my school, a lot of courses ban calculators, including college algebra, precalculus, calculus 1,2,and 3. and i think that's good. |
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ASIF: Airlift Services Industrial Fund
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ASIF: American Society for Internal Fixation
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ASIF: Aviation Systems Integration Facility (US Army)
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Originally Posted by Burnt Flower NOOOOOOOO, we need calculators (esp to play games) | Not in class or exams
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Originally Posted by Burnt Flower ASIF | And what should we assume ASIF stands for:
ASIF: Airlift Services Industrial Fund
ASIF: Airlift Support Industrial Fund (US DoD)
ASIF: American Society for Internal Fixation
ASIF: Ankylosing Spondylitis International Federation
ASIF: Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee
ASIF: Aviation Systems Integration Facility (US Army)
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Originally Posted by Google 'Math' News Time to take away students' calculators The Argus, CA - Sep 16, 2006 That's the message from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, which issued a much-anticipated study Tuesday that urged a return to the basics in ... |
It's important that students understand how to perform calculations without a calculator but to insist they are never used is just plain daft.
They are a vital tool.
When you are trying to test someone's ability to perform complex root analysis of polynomial equations, is it really vital that the final numerical value is done by hand?
This is as daft as the person who stated that spelling errors in Physics tests should result in lost marks. |
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Originally Posted by oaksoft This is as daft as the person who stated that spelling errors in Physics tests should result in lost marks. | That would be me. I don't think it is daft, I think it is vital. And as communication in the Sciences is as important as, well, the science I even take marks off for bad grammar. (That is to say if I can tell its bad grammar I take points away.  )
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