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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Probably consistency for organization/grading.  If kids are submitting assignments in a bunch of different ways, it’s harder for the teacher to keep track of everything.  Also, some of the math assignments submitted through apps are auto-graded instead of hand graded, so submitting it separately as a screenshot requires a bunch of extra work for the teacher.[/b]

If your kid does better on paper, why don’t they do it on paper and then enter their answers into the program?[/quote]

Too bad.  That's the teacher's job!  There is no reason a student shouldn't be allowed to do the work on paper - it's better for learning math anyway - even if the student then has to re-enter everything digitally.  If it's a timed test, that student should be allowed more time to complete it.  The teacher's interest should be the student learning the material, not making grading easier.[/quote]

Sure, when a math teacher is grading 200 student assignments a week, let’s let students submit it in whatever form suits their fancy, no matter how much extra work it creates.   :roll: [/quote]

Their job is to teach so the students learn.  I seriously doubt there would be 200 or even 100 different forms of submission or so many variants that the teacher's job would be unduly burdensome to grade math problems.  English teachers have to grade papers - each unique from every single student, not the same math problems for whole classes.

I understand people wanting to support teachers.  But accommodating a student's needs in order to be able to do their work sometimes supercedes teacher convenience or preference.[/quote]

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