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> You don't need a graphic calculator for high school.

Well, you need one if the instructor makes it a requirement, which my kid's high school does. They're actually tested on linear regression, but they don't know how to compute sum of least squares: they know how to type a list into their calculator and run the least squares function. It's on the exam, and if they don't have the TI graphing calculator with that exact function programmed into it, they fail the test.

>>comman+(OP)
Insane. What on earth is even going on in these school districts? Why don't they just ask TI to set the math curriculum next?

>>comman+(OP)
What! They use a machine learning technique without understanding how it works, just type the numbers in and trust the answer and get rewarded ... sounds like it is preparing them for the real world!

>>comman+(OP)
Isn't it your duty as a parent and citizen to push back against that nonsense?

I'd LOVE for your kid's 0 test score to go viral on social media and get kilobucks of revenue from the 15 minutes of fame to pay for college.

>>shriph+L
School should just replace the final exam with one question: What is the confirmation code on the receipt from your $100 TI Education Verification?

>>gowld+vb
How does that help anyone other than the parent and the social media networks?