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Are Calculators a Crutch?
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The “crutch premise” is essentially that if you allow students to use a calculator for arithmetic problems that can be done by hand, then the students will be unable to do arithmetic when the calculator is absent. A corollary to this premise is that calculators should not be used with young students who are still learning arithmetic. Another corollary is that calculators should not be used with older students who have not yet learned arithmetic— that is, calculators should not be used in remedial classes.
Title: Are Calculators a Crutch?
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The “crutch premise” is essentially that if you allow students to use a calculator for arithmetic problems that can be done by hand, then the students will be unable to do arithmetic when the calculator is absent.
A corollary to this premise is that calculators should not be used with young students who are still learning arithmetic.
Another corollary is that calculators should not be used with older students who have not yet learned arithmetic— that is, calculators should not be used in remedial classes.
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