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1. Jtsumm+(OP)[view] [source] 2019-11-26 17:37:29
Part of the problem is affordability of $100 calculators for both the students and the educators. That problem remains, and is worse, if you want to get them to buy and use computers.

However, this was partially addressed in the article. Phones (if students have them) have apps which make solving the math problems too easy, scan the problem and the steps and solution are displayed. So teachers can't permit them in the classroom if they eliminate the learning objective entirely.

With regard to computers, though, Desmos [0] was spoken of in the article. They have apps for computers and phones, and they've made some headway with making the computer program available when students have mandatory tests that are already on computers.

I don't think your judgement really makes sense, the education system is adapting. But it's a long process and the problem still remains, if educational materials and curricula require the use of technology, and the teachers and students can't afford it, then it's still a failure or sets up classes of people to fail due to lack of economic viability.

[0] https://www.desmos.com/

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2. faissa+9J2[view] [source] 2019-11-27 19:20:17
>>Jtsumm+(OP)
"Phones (if students have them) have apps which make solving the math problems too easy, scan the problem and the steps and solution are displayed" If teaching is obsoleted by technology then it is teaching that must change not the technology.
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3. Jtsumm+YT2[view] [source] [discussion] 2019-11-27 20:24:10
>>faissa+9J2
The material is not obsoleted. We wouldn't say that literacy was useless because phones can read off everything to us. Why would we say the same about K-12 mathematics?
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4. faissa+XU3[view] [source] [discussion] 2019-11-28 08:42:04
>>Jtsumm+YT2
Phones can read things to us but it's grossly inefficient and alot of literacy is about reading comprehension. The same can't be said for most of K-12 mathematics.
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