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This reminds me of when my school teacher insisted that real engineers didn't use calculators. They'd calculate their sines and cosines from a table. 3 years l

by muzani 4y ago

This reminds me of when my school teacher insisted that real engineers didn't use calculators. They'd calculate their sines and cosines from a table. 3 years later, the education ministry decided that was BS and let everyone bring calculators to math exams. Surprisingly, math scores didn't go up much.

eru 4y ago
We never did much calculation in math exams. That's what physics class was for.
- muzani 4y ago
  It was 8th or 9th grade for me when the switch happened. We were still doing areas and perimeters. A calculator actually helped me understand physics a lot better, especially things like slopes.
  - eru 4y ago
    Makes sense!
TakeBlaster16 4y ago
I had to deal with this too. "You're not going to go through life with a calculator in your pocket!"
- Invictus0 4y ago
  I've seen people take this to the extreme and literally be unable to do basic fractions and percentages either in their head or on paper.
lancebeet 4y ago
I wasn't allowed to have a calculator until I was around 10 or 12 years old. I didn't like it at the time but now I'm quite happy about it.