11-18-2002, 04:47 AM
... when the math becomes more reliant on knowing the steps to achieve the answer, the calculator should be used. Once students reach a certain grade, they come in with the teacher's assumption that they know how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. In algebra, geo, trig, pre-cal and cal, one must know how to do each step to acheive the answer. To just write in the answer and show no work does not sound like a test of mathematical skill.