Re: ok, the big question

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Subject: Re: ok, the big question
From: "Britt Selvitelle (TariN)" <frozen@POPHOST.COM>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 16:40:32 -0400
Reply-To: "Britt Selvitelle (TariN)" <frozen@POPHOST.COM>
Actually, it was just a joke...you need to lighten up...Some teachers are
so obsessed with making us do all the work, that they forget that
calculators can actually be a teaching *aid*. I use graphing calcs and sill
learn the basics behind each topic...you should give your students more
choice.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Bernard Domroy <bdomroy@iepsnet.com>
To: Britt Selvitelle (TariN) <frozen@POPHOST.COM>
Date: Friday, July 25, 1997 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: ok, the big question



>I seriously doubt that is the problem, and if you believe it then you must
>be on
>the worlds greatest ego trip.  Teachers, for the most part, are trained
>professionals,
>and I hardly think they are afraid of calculators.
>
>The real problem is that you students don't have a clue of how to do your
>math and rely totally
>on the power built into the calculators.  I am almost to the point of
>banning all graphing calcs from my class
>except when we are working on graphing.
>
>At 01:28 7/25/97 -0400, you wrote:
>> My teachers are afraid that the calc is smarter than they are : )
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jesse Samuels <JESSE.SAMUELS@ASU.EDU>
>>To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM <CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM>
>>Date: Friday, July 25, 1997 1:28 AM
>>Subject: Re: ok, the big question
>>
>>
>>
>>>why *are* teachers scared of the ultimate power?  doesn't it just let you
>>>get to the good stuff in math? I think so.  You can always emphasize
>>>fundamentals, but I'd rather move on.
>>>
>>>Jesse.Samuels@asu.edu
>>>
>>>On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Michael Chan wrote:
>>>
>>>> You should get the TI-86, it's new right now, but soon it will be
loaded
>>with progs, just look at the TI-83.....I got an 86 instead of an 85 (I too
>>had a 92, but teachers are scared of it's ultimate power)...so far, I have
>>had no regrets...remember that the TI-86 is just a suped up 85, and the
>>support thingy, well that just takes time....
>>>>
>>>>                                                 Hope you get an 86!!!!
>>(it's better!)
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From:   Jan Selvitelle [SMTP:frozen@POPHOST.COM]
>>>> Sent:   Thursday, July 24, 1997 7:39 PM
>>>> To:     CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
>>>> Subject:        ok, the big question
>>>>
>>>>  Ok, here's the big question. I am goin into my junior year in
highschool
>>so
>>>> I will be taking the SAT and the ACT this year. I have a TI-92 but it
is
>>not
>>>> allowed on those tests, plus it is inconvenient in class sometimes
>>>> (size...plus I think it intimidates the teachers : ) ). Now, should I
get
>>an
>>>> 85 or an 86?  The 85 is more well supported, but the 86 has more
memory,
>>>> etc. Oh yeah, something else to take into consideration are games. I
want
>>to
>>>> be able to play/program games too. Which is better for this?
>>>>
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