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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First Alg 2 poster. Many of my students can’t do any basic computation without a calculator. I’m trying to teach them how to use a calculator along with the factoring. Some have never touched a graphing calculator before because along with Photomath, they have only used Desmos. That is another big issue. Yes, they can use Desmos on the SOL but they no longer take SOLs and they can’t use Desmos on classroom tests since they are on paper. There is no hiding behind tech anymore. That’s what parents are seeing. [/quote] Why was Desmond taught and used then if eventually they cannot use it? Why wasn’t a traditional graphing calculator taught and used during virtual learning?[/quote] I meant Desmos.[/quote] A lot of students don't have calculators so during normal times, they borrow one during class time. We only have a loaner calculator for maybe every one in four students since they're shared among multiple classes. We can't make the calculators required because that's not equitable. While it's definitely true that some students can't afford a calculator, we have plenty of students who show up with phones and airpods and the latest Nikes but won't buy a calculator. Desmos actually has a fabulous graphing interface that's much nicer than the calculator's and we knew many were cheating anyway, so why try to equip them with expensive calculators that would not get used and would get lost or broken?[/quote] You are not dealing with this because it’s easier. It’s easier for all of the reasons you gave. Then comes Algebra 2, their Desmos crutch is gone, parents don’t understand why their kids can’t pass and start threads like OP. Teachers have Algebra 2 students who have no idea how to graph a line or plot a point because all they know is how to type into Desmos. You think it’s a fabulous graphing interface. We think it is preventing them from learning basic graphing skills that they will need if they want to take any higher level math. If you are okay with your own kid [b]never taking classes past AFDA,[/b] only have them use Desmos. If you want them to take Algebra 2 and beyond, fight for the change at your local schools. [/quote] WTF is AFDA? Please define before referencing stupid acronyms in multiple posts.[/quote]
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