Gen X

[StagLefty]

I distinctly remember my middle school math teacher telling us that it's important to be able to do math long-handed, on paper because

I still can amaze my son when we're working on something together and he needs to figure out some mathematically and I have the answer while he reaches for his phone. I bet a lot of my fellow seniors on here can remember memorizing math tables day after day LOL

[Bailey Guns]

Pfft. Nobody makes calls anymore.

Do you even text, bro?

Hey'll yeah... Fattest thumz in the west.

[Duman]

I still can amaze my son when we're working on something together and he needs to figure out some mathematically and I have the answer while he reaches for his phone. I bet a lot of my fellow seniors on here can remember memorizing math tables day after day LOL

Yep. Flash cards. Helps develop a sense of numbers.

When I was teaching, it was interesting how many young people didn't have a 'feel' for numbers, fractions, or anything not in decimal format.
Then again, when we went from slide-rules to calculators, I imagine the previous generation thought we were losing some skills.

Can kids read an analog clock these days?

[Great-Kazoo]

Yep. Flash cards. Helps develop a sense of numbers.

When I was teaching, it was interesting how many young people didn't have a 'feel' for numbers, fractions, or anything not in decimal format.
Then again, when we went from slide-rules to calculators, I imagine the previous generation thought we were losing some skills.

Can kids read an analog clock these days?

FLASH CARDS! now we're really dating ourselves

[Duman]

FLASH CARDS! now we're really dating ourselves

SSSssshhhhhhhhhhhh!!! They'll hear you!

[Delfuego]

Cliffs Notes ?

[MrPrena]

Paper

[Gman]

I still can amaze my son when we're working on something together and he needs to figure out some mathematically and I have the answer while he reaches for his phone. I bet a lot of my fellow seniors on here can remember memorizing math tables day after day LOL

Yep, and I use them every day. Can't say the same for Calculus.

[MrPrena]

I remember a thread about 5 to 10 years ago about using software (dependent) to sissy fourier.
At least paper saved , but still cannot solve that.


https://www.ar-15.co/threads/159933-...hlight=Fourier


Btw. School now is 10x easier than 20+ years ago.
Easier prerequisite. Too much dependent on software.
(We did manual and math software as well for project and hw).
I took audited courses for post level several years back to back my statement.

[Delfuego]

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