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We need to remove technology out of the school entirely (outside of computer science classes). No iPads instead of books, only manual note-taking, regular blac
by cyberax 2y ago
We need to remove technology out of the school entirely (outside of computer science classes).
No iPads instead of books, only manual note-taking, regular blackboards/whiteboards instead of projectors, no calculators, and so on.
- Wool2662 2y agoNon of that paper stuff! Stone tablets only.
- rkagerer 2y agoWould abaci be too high tech?
- caseyy 2y ago"You won't always have an abacus in your pocket."
- bawolff 2y agoAbaci would actually probably be good for making mental math come naturally. As a general rule, i am on team - if you need a calculator in math class then you aren't learning math.
- thfuran 2y agoBecause if you're studying real math, a calculator wouldn't help?
- SoftTalker 2y agoWe learned to use them in elementary school (1970s)! It was what I think they now call a "manipulative" as way to teach place value, addition, and multiplication.
- cyberax 2y agoAn interesting question, actually. It feels like they can be a good teaching tool, compared to calculators.
- cyberax 2y agoNo. Paper and handwriting is great.
- doug_durham 2y agoFor a subset of the population who are manually adept. Excluding modalities from school isn't productive.
- cyberax 2y agoYou become manually adept by practicing. And of course, people who physically can't write need to have specialized curriculae. Just like we have them for deaf or dyslexic kids.
- SoftTalker 2y ago100% agree for elementary school, probably up until high school even.