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I don't know anyone who learned arithmetic from a calculator. I do know people who would get egregiously wrong answers from misusing a calculator and insisted

• softwaredoug 9mo ago
  Yes but I was also taught to use a calculator, and particular the advanced graphing calculators. Not to mention programming is a meta skill on top of “calculators”
  • nkrisc 9mo ago
    Before I was taught to use a graphing calculator, we learned by using graph paper and a pencil to plot linear equations. Once we had that mastered, we were taught how to use the calculators so we could be more efficient with our time and move on to more complex topics.
• spwa4 9mo ago
  I certainly practiced a lot on a calculator. Oh and I was very interested in how this concept, doing math using equipment rather than brains, worked. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Professor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Professor