Graphing Calculators

A Troubled System Students begin the study of algebra. The numbers of those who do not understand are gradually reduced. They struggle at first, and eventually most begin to understand. Or do they? Studies would suggest otherwise. A great amount of research has been done in the past decade in an attempt to find out why Americans are consistently near the bottom on international comparative studies in mathematics. The minimum requirements of most universities establish …

…ary to pass an examination? Because the successful implementation of technology requires a controlled environment where it can develop, reform comes at a high price. This high price is not necessarily monetary. It is the cost of doing something differently. There is chance and risk. Nothing of value ever came easy, and the future success of mathematics in the United States is certainly no exception. The costs are irrelevant in the perspective of the benefits.