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Re:Apollo says AI has delivered 'zero financial payoff' outs... by t0mpr1c3 on Monday October 26, 2026 @12:24PM (#50246466)
Are you asserting that children's math abilities have fallen? I don't think we are far enough past COVID to know the current trend, but math scores were not in general decline prior to 2020.

In my view, modern mathematics curricula are an improvement over rote-learning Euclid, and calculators are a useful tool.

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Re:Apollo says AI has delivered 'zero financial payoff' outs... by watwut on Monday October 26, 2026 @07:07PM (#50252445)
Kids are allowed calculators only in quite limited amounts and special situations. At least where I see in real life.
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Re:Apollo says AI has delivered 'zero financial payoff' outs... by BarkenBark on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @12:45AM (#50254801)
I haven't been to elementary school recently, but I'm pretty sure kids are still taught to perform arithmetic in their head / manually before they're taught how to use calculators.
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Re:Apollo says AI has delivered 'zero financial payoff' outs... by nitroedge on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @08:15PM (#50267752)
You should see what passes for what knowledge and skills a kid needs to graduate these days. It's sad.
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