Math and Science, all mental work and no scrap paper.

mildred
Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:29:48 +0000

Where I go, one cannot use any calculator at all. When I do my homework, I do use my TI 89 to just check my work.

Even the students who have been out of school for a while and need to take a math placement test, are not allowed to use a calculator. I think that is unfair.

However, one can write out whatever they need to in order to get to the answer on any math test.

I do not understand the mentality behind not using scrap paper at all.