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Topic: Saxon ad
Replies: 18   Last Post: Feb 27, 1995 8:54 AM

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Andre TOOM

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Re: Saxon ad
Posted: Feb 26, 1995 9:44 AM
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On Sun, 26 Feb 1995, Dagfinn Eggen wrote:

> The most important thing about calculators at K-4 level (AM I RIGHT WHEN I
> SAY THAT K-4 IS ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD CHILDREN?) is, in my opinion, that it is
> a tool for computing (AND NOT PIMARILY FOR PROBLEM SOLVING!!) that means
> that ordinary division, multiplication, subtraction and adding becomes much
> easier.

So the ultimate goal is to get computing done ?
Then, of course, calculators are grrrreat.
But what for children are in this context ?
Eliminate them from the picture, hire a few professionals
or program a super-computer to do all the computing.
It will be faster and simpler.
Andrei Toom

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