Comment Re:tools (Score 1) 853
I am a Middle School teacher of Science and Math. I can tell you that one of the chief problems facing teachers these days is the lack of depth of knowledge. Students have become dependent upon calculators. In our state there is a required End of Grade test in Math and Reading. The math portion is divided into Calculator active and inactive. These tests begin in third grade, and as a consequence there is a class set of calculators in every third grade classroom. I have yet to understand why third graders should need to use calculators.
Students need to have a fundamental understanding of numbers and what they represent. As it is, they think of calculators as "magic boxes" that just seem to mystically know the answer. I restrict there use in my class. I have to tell them that I teach Math, not typing.
Students need to have a fundamental understanding of numbers and what they represent. As it is, they think of calculators as "magic boxes" that just seem to mystically know the answer. I restrict there use in my class. I have to tell them that I teach Math, not typing.
