11-18-2002, 03:29 AM
See? This is my point. They're making the kids completely dependent upon the calculators. They DON'T have to show their work (although they did in 3rd & 4th grade for addition, subtraction, multiplication & division). These teachers are generating a bunch of basically stupid kids. What's gonna happen when they get older and can't figure out a basic tip (15%-20%) or discount without the help of their calculators?