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Well, being the mean person is also know as parenting :-) I can remember my 7yo laying under the coffee table, glaring at me and asking "why he had to learn all that junk anyway". I gave him the "mommy look", ordered him to his room, and explained that he won't be working the fry station at McDonald's at the age of 35, thank you very much...that's why he has to "learn all this junk".
Well, he didn't like it in 2nd grade, but he's sure thankful for it in 5th. The only time I allow him to use a calculator now is after his math is over and checked, and just to play with - to see how high he can get the numbers to go. He knows full well that he won't be allowed within 10 feet of a calculator during math until he needs a graphing calculator, and he knows why.
Stand your ground on this one. It goes even deeper than not wanting her to lie or cheat - if she doesn't think through the equations, she 1) won't learn the concepts and 2) won't develop the thought patterns to be able to work through more difficult math later on.
Just put a bland smile on your face, explain that you love her very much and want her to succeed, but for the time being you understand more of it than she does and she needs to obey. She won't like it now, but she'll appreciate it when she's not staring blankly at her math book a few years down the road.
Nearly anything a seven year old gets for math homework can be done without a calculator. Nowadays, I think people rely on calculators too much. I agree with that you did and give it a thumbs up. A calculator is not your brain. Anyone can punch in some numbers and symbols to find the answer but it does nothing for you mentally. It will teach her better if she learns how to do this sort of thing herself. Offer her help on her homework but leave the calculator for the worksheets that definitely need a calculator.
you did the right thing, you can let her use it when it becomes really necessary like in Trigonometry or Calculus!
I think it would not have harmed her at all to use the calculator, but in the end you did a good thing not letting her because then she really understands the math rather than understanding how to use the calculator.
Good for you. I rather do it in my head also. I am on your side.
well my sister is struggling now in college because she was so calculator dependent in high school and she is having a hard time with it because they dont allow calculators ...i think you are doing the right thing!
Yes you did the right thing. There is no way a 7 year old should be using a calculator for the basic math that she is learning.
unfortunately there is no old or hard way any more all the kids are given calculators b/c no one wants to teach them. i think you did right. if she cant do some simple math and at 7 thats as simple as it will get, then what will she do in high school when its really hard.. how will she be able to think on her own... it doesnt matter if she thinks you are mean you are the mother and you are helping her in the long run
Yes, yes and yes. I love it. Calculators shoul not be used until much much later. By using her brain, it'll stimulate her into remembering subtraction, addition, division and multiplication much easier. Plus, I'm pretty sure her teacher doesn't just let them use one in class.
Way to Go!
In a sense yes but dont let her struggle too much.Within the senior years my daughter does mental maths quizzes without the aid of the calculator.There are some shop keepers who wont employ people that use calculators all the time particlarly in shops that get a lot of custom. They want people that are quick off the feet with adding up.Even bright kids can struggle with some aspects of maths.
I grew up poor and no calculator. I didnt get my first calculator until I was a junior in high school taking calculus (it was a graphing one, so I needed it.)
Thank god I grew up with out a calculator handy because I knew I had to pay attention in class so I would know how to do my homework long-hand. Knowing how to do easy algebraic equations on the top of your head comes handy and its quite inpressive!
I say no calculator for the kid until she's taking calculus or statistics!
YES you did the right thing! 7 year olds using calculators on homework is how we end up with 16 year olds not being able to make change at the store when the cash register is malfunctioning. She will become dependent on it and make it all the more difficult for her to do her work properly without some sort of device to assist her. Many many many schools and classrooms not only frown upon the use of calculators in the classroom but don't allow it at all, and it would be a pity for her to fall behind due to her dependence on an unnecessary piece of equipment. Kudos to you on recognizing this, and don't give in to the demands of your child! :)
at 7 she is still learning numbers
far better that she have to think and thus get her own concept of numbers before using machines
once she understands the inner philosophies of the numbers and manipulations then she can use the machines if she wants
I was a math and science whiz
in high school I got 2 publisher commendations for correcting trig and algebra textbooks cause I just didnt agree and after argument the teachers wrote the publishers
science I still do very well in
but computers (which working for government forced me to use in order to have record for the file) just ruined my ability to do things quick in the head
tell her you know she is a genius and you want her to have the tools to have a wonderful life because you love her so much and that math homework is just one of those places where you have to be a meanie and you hope by the time she goes to bed that she will love you again and give you a kiss rather than go to bed mad but that You just feel you have to stand your ground cause you still love her so much you still want to kiss her right now even tho you are arguing with her
It always the best to let her learn by both techniques. One time after the girl rang up my item, I told her that she forget my 10% ddiscount. She said she don't know how to give me 10% back because she already rang it up. She said she will go find her a calculator and will be right back. I have to tell her the amount of 10%. On the other hand, If you don't let her learn how to use a calculator then she will be behind all the other kids that go a lot farter than just use a calculator now. Nowadays a regular calculator is so far out of date for school or college. She have to learn how to use TI-84 Plus silver Edition and above to catch up with the world around her. Please encorage her to use both Manly, traditionally, and calculator techniques.
Good for you, and for her. One of my college professors would not allow me to use my pocket computer for class. I was 28 years of age, then. His reasoning was, he wanted me to know how to do it by hand, first. I agreed with him.
I wrote the program for the computer myself, to do all the engineering for my electronics courses. I explained to him, if I can teach the computer to accurately perform these functions, it is obvious that I know how to perform these functions myself, by hand. I also know how to write the process, and install it into the computers memory. He looked at the program, and put it though it's paces for 3 days. He came back with a decision to allow me to use the computer for my classes, based upon my reasoning. He found no flaws in the operations, and liked how I wrote the program.
I say, if the child gets to a point where they are so fluent with the operations, they can do them in the mind, and teach a machine to do it, then let them have the calculator. Not a minute before.
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