It is both cheating, and also the way things are now. Also your calculator example is odd, because when you're learning the math that calculators can do, using

It is both cheating, and also the way things are now. Also your calculator example is odd, because when you're learning the math that calculators can do, using a calculator is cheating. Nobody would say we should let third graders bring a calculator instead of learning to do arithmetic, it defeats the purpose of the learning.