• @[email protected]
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      72 years ago

      Only bad teachers have ever said that. But I doubt they do now that everyone has a calculator on their phone.

      • @[email protected]
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        72 years ago

        I’ve heard the “won’t always have a calculator” line, but more impressive was the one time our math teacher demonstrated the ability to solve the problem on the blackboard faster than we could whip out our calculators and punch in the numbers.

        She showed her work, too.

      • The Ramen Dutchman
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        22 years ago

        From family members now in elementary/middle school, yeah they still do. Or they use brain training as an excuse.