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Yesterday someone shouted across the room at me “hey, what's 43 divided by 2?” The point isn't that you won't have a calculator, the point is that you shouldn'
by cwillu 7mo ago
Yesterday someone shouted across the room at me “hey, what's 43 divided by 2?”
The point isn't that you won't have a calculator, the point is that you shouldn't need to pull out a calculator for every little operation. We drive everywhere, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be able to walk a mile if necessary. Failing to develop basic mental arithmetic skills is not a flex.
- dpoloncsak 7mo agoRight. We had to 'show our work' to prove we didn't use a calculator in school in situations where it was prohibited. This provided teachers proof that we understood the fundamentals. Is there an equivalent to showing your work for writing? Seems like modern LLMs can already mock up a 'draft' and a 'outline' or whatever 'showing your work' would be for an essay
- mrkeen 7mo agoWhich is it? By withholding calculators, did your teachers prove you understood the fundamentals? Or did they actively hamper your ability to compete mathematically?
- dpoloncsak 7mo agoWe were first taught the fundamentals, then taught how to use the calculator
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