effects when they are adults? have we asked our students how these make them feel? today is the day. ask those questions and observe the effects of these programs and systems on our students and teachers.
when i was in school, i was forbidden to use a calculator on some problems because i would never be walking around with a calculator in my pocket. that seemed reasonable then, but now i walk around with one in my pocket daily. do we still tell students they have to memorize and do math without the calculator? are we still clear on the why? (no slam on math teachers. i have the utmost respect 