SK> FWIW, I have had several "discussions" with others in Usenet about
SK> whether we should be using computers to teach math in the classroom.
SK> There are some (apparently) well educated engineers and computer 
SK> science
SK> professionals who are telling me that we should NOT be using the
SK> computers in education, that what is needed is more basic and also 
SK> more
SK> emphasis on analytic skills which do not require technology.
    I'd agree.
    While I see no problem with HS and junior-high kids using calculators in 
math and science class, I question the "cost-effectiveness" (for want of a 
better term) in using computers in most math and science classes through the 
HS level and maybe through the college level.  For "analyzing" the results of 
most all HS and even college chemistry experiments, the student could do the 
work with (or even without!) a calculator faster than he could program a 
computer to do the job.  
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