Using calculators is a part of our modern way of life.Today it is not a problem for kids to get a calculator and put it into practice.Really,why must they toddle if they may ride a bike? On the face of it using calculators at school allows keeping away from many troubles.
By the help of a calculator we can carry out complicated mathematical operations quickly and accurately .calculator proponents claim that calculators simplify tasks and allow students to spend less time on monotonous calculations and more time on understanding problems and determining the best methods for solving them,calculators allow students who would normally be turned off to math because of dissatisfaction or boredom to increase their mathematical understanding.Furthermore,every teacher of mathematics know that there are graduating pupils in primary school who had not mastered the multiplication table have difficulties with subtraction within the limits of 20 and so on.
Give all of them calculators and they will obtain desirable result without sweating,puffing and having a dread of mistakes and therefore will become more confident about their math abilities.
But this good-looking picture is too charming to be a realistic one.There are several circumstances which make using calculators at school not so attractive.Firstly even a brand new modern calculator which has amazing computational power is a device only.Each calculator is as good and as accurate as its operator.To use it in proper must know its manual well.Calculators of different kinds use different orders for carrying out mathematical operations,pressing keys,and their manuals have a bad habit to get lost.It is very easy to make simple mistakes when using one.
For advanced students a calculator is a comfortable vehicle,which helps them to reach their aim more rapidly and more easily,but in case of need they can go out of it and move themselves.And what is more,they very often perform better without a calculator since in many cases mental computations are quicker,easier and more errorless then computations with calculator.
Whereas for bad achieving pupils a calculator is a motored wheel chair for cripples,without which they cannot move.They are afraid to carry out mentally simple mathematical operations and waste precious time when pressing keys.
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By: Gerlie A. Gallano | T-III | Bagac Elementary School | Bagac, Bataan
