Klarinet Archive - Posting 001322.txt from 2004/03

From: Nancy Buckman <eefer@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] not just the music department
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:45:52 -0500

At 09:21 PM 3/22/2004, you wrote:

>Of course they do. I am not espousing Luddism. But if you use a
>calculator exclusively so you don't have to LEARN basic math, or a
>computer to write everything so you can use spell-check instead of
>learning to spell, that dependency will come back to haunt you later.

>This is silly. You have to understand basic math in order to use the
>calculator. I don't know of a primary grade student who uses a calulator
>to do his math. The calculator does calculations based on the input the
>user gives. Unless the user gives the correct input, the calculator will
>not give correct answers.

Nancy

Nancy Buckman
Principal Clarinet / Orchestra AACC
eefer@-----.net

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