English professors double down on requiring printed copies of readings

Re:English professors double down on requiring printed copie... by WalterBright on Sunday February 01, 2026 @01:09PM (#46848022)

I don't know anyone who learned arithmetic from a calculator.

I do know people who would get egregiously wrong answers from misusing a calculator and insisted it couldn't be wrong.

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Re:English professors double down on requiring printed copie... by softwaredoug on Sunday February 01, 2026 @01:47PM (#46848304)

Yes but I was also taught to use a calculator, and particular the advanced graphing calculators.

Not to mention programming is a meta skill on top of “calculators”

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Re:English professors double down on requiring printed copie... by nkrisc on Monday February 02, 2026 @09:09AM (#46856213)

Before I was taught to use a graphing calculator, we learned by using graph paper and a pencil to plot linear equations. Once we had that mastered, we were taught how to use the calculators so we could be more efficient with our time and move on to more complex topics.

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Re:English professors double down on requiring printed copie... by spwa4 on Monday February 02, 2026 @03:13PM (#46860800)

I certainly practiced a lot on a calculator. Oh and I was very interested in how this concept, doing math using equipment rather than brains, worked.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Professor

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