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by trouble315 on November 5th, 2009
Not if they taught the students how to live without them in class. Mental math is an amazing thing. It can help you organize yourself, see the logic in a great many things, and keep your mind sharp. However, if the teacher taught their students with only calculators, then no, that is not fair.
by Jewel on November 5th, 2009
Not if it is a class where you are expected to think and reason.
Calculators are nice, but they don't teach us how to think critically.
If the teacher needs to know that you understand the principals and procedures underlying the subject of the class, making you do the work all by yourself is the best way to measure your ability and understanding.
by Observer on November 5th, 2009
As long as all the teachers students can't use a calculator on the test I think it is fair. Students need to know how to compute things without a calculator, sometimes exact answers can not be found any other way.
by ItsMeT on November 5th, 2009
For Basic Math (adition, mulitplication, division, subtraction and basic Algerbra) ABSOLUTELY NOT.
How would you have any idea if you imputed the numbers correctly into your calculator if you don't have the first clue of the number you're roughly looking for?
Plus what Trouble315 said, solving math helps develope the brain to solve other things in life. Brain developement really doesn't like us taking short cuts.
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