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Re:Is the era of the $100 graphing calculator coming to an end? by filleduchaos on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @12:48PM (#21062119)
Amazingly, I have said nothing about having to buy $100 graphing calculators.

You on the other hand called _all_ handheld calculators a waste of time.

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Re:Is the era of the $100 graphing calculator coming to an end? by jacobolus on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @01:00PM (#21062243)
Using a handheld 4-function or scientific calculator can save time. There is nothing wrong with the existence of calculators. The problematic part is their pervasiveness in school.

Spending nontrivial amounts of classroom time on practicing using a handheld calculator is a waste. Assigning high school students long lists of exercises where they punch numbers into calculators and then write down the answers is a waste of time and attention.

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