Re: TI-92

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Re: TI-92

Ben Sultenfuss wrote:
>
> WOW!!!!
>
> Just think of the possibilities.
>
> What new mathematical ideas will students discover.
> Ideas that they could never discover using paper and pencil.
>
> How much deeper will be their understanding of
> mathematical concepts when those concepts are
> not buried by pages intermediate algebraic results.
>
> How much more mathematics can be done in a given
> period of time.
>
> Centuries of paper and pencil algorithms can be discarded
> in favor of more modern techniques that can be efficiently
> implemented in technology.
>
> Every student has his own personal electronic blackboard
> on which he can experiment, test his own new ideas,
> discover........
>
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        What about the fact that kids should probably learn strong algebra
skills without the help of such a powerful piece of equipment.  Algebra
is a piece of the problem solving teaching that should not be missed out
on.  If the kids have these calcs too early, they'll never fully
comprehend the basis of problem solving techniques.

--
Jerome Hanson
jhanson@csci.csusb.edu
Blackster@juno.com
  http://web.csusb.edu/public/csci/jhanson
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