Comment on Don't fix the problem just change the parameters

• FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Would it matter if they didn’t know how to add and multiply without calculator?

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  • Karl@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It would cuz there’s no better alternative. But analog clocks do have an alternative … Digital clocks

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    • FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      cuz

      I guess spelling didn’t matter to you either? 🙄

      no better alternative

      Calculator is an alternative to the mental arithmetic sweetie. Yes we still want kids to know that 2 times 2 is four without using a calculator. Go figure why.

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      • Karl@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I guess spelling didn’t matter to you either? 🙄

        Pointing out spelling mistakes is lame af. Yup it totally doesnt. Who cares lmfao

        Calculator is an alternative to the mental arithmetic sweetie

        And there’s no alternative which allows you to use it without any required prior knowledge on how to use it. And therefore we use the calculator as an alternative for larger calculations.

        Yes we still want kids to know that 2 times 2 is four without using a calculator. Go figure why.

        Because like I said, the mind is faster with smaller calculations. And, like I said, digital clocks are more convenient alternative to analog ones.

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