• BCsven@lemmy.ca
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        24 days ago

        Things like In class essays, instead of homework. Because we need to promote thinking and creation, rather than copy-paste

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        24 days ago

        Exactly. Since we invented calculators nearly a hundred years ago students have been unable to learn how to do basic addition and multiplication unassisted.

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          24 days ago

          We see that one for sure. 16 year old not knowing how much change they should get back if they buy something for 15.70 and hand the cashier a 20.

          At work I had to help an engineer tally objects on their screen, because they struggled to keep track after 10.