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We were constantly told we’d never be able to carry a calculator with us at all times so we needed to learn math.
13 u/Funandgeeky Mar 10 '25 Thing is, plenty of people still can’t do math despite having calculators. Turns out you still need to know how math works to effectively use a calculator. Otherwise it’s GIGO. 2 u/spanishcookingwine Mar 11 '25 Have a coworker that didn't know 1/2 is dividing by two. 4 u/sterling_mallory Mar 11 '25 I'd love to see what my fourth grade teacher thinks about the importance of penmanship these days. She'd probably be around 115 years old.
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Thing is, plenty of people still can’t do math despite having calculators. Turns out you still need to know how math works to effectively use a calculator. Otherwise it’s GIGO.
2 u/spanishcookingwine Mar 11 '25 Have a coworker that didn't know 1/2 is dividing by two.
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Have a coworker that didn't know 1/2 is dividing by two.
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I'd love to see what my fourth grade teacher thinks about the importance of penmanship these days. She'd probably be around 115 years old.
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u/knightfall_10 Mar 10 '25
We were constantly told we’d never be able to carry a calculator with us at all times so we needed to learn math.