[blindkid] Fwd: [LCA] math question

Chantel Alberhasky chantel at alberhaskylaw.com
Mon May 21 16:34:25 UTC 2012


My 8 year old uses an abacus.  He uses a calculator when the other students are allowed to use one but if they have to do their work using only pen and paper he uses his abacus.  He is rather fast at it and has no difficulty learning how to use it.  
 
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There are probably a number of good reasons actually, but the one that really jumps out at me is standardized testing.

In most (if not all) cases, students cannot use any sort of device which calculates for them. That eliminates electronic (including talking) calculators as well as braillenotes and the like immediately. Since the abacus (as you point out) does not calculate but is just a mechanical system which must be learned and manipulated, it doesn't break that rule.


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