Friday, April 16, 2010

A Succinct Reason I'm Not A Fan of Calculators In Most Math Classes

From the Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools (2000 Revised Edition), pp 223-224:

The Mathematics Content Standards for California Public Schools was prepared with the belief that there is a body of mathematical knowledge—independent of technology—that every student in kindergarten through grade twelve ought to know and know well.
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2 comments:

  1. Mr. W7:26 PM

    yes that's all fine and dandy, but what does the National standards say about them?

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  2. Darren9:38 AM

    In theory there are none. Yet.

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