Recently I received a letter announcing a one-day "exciting workshop
on the new handheld, the TI-Nspire." The letter concludes with:
"You'll be amazed at what this handheld can do for you and your
students."
For almost two decades I have been truly amazed by what students could
not do with their graphing calculators. Most of my current students,
the majority of whom have been shamelessly pseudo-educated, possess
one of the following models, which they were required to buy in high
school:
TI83 Plus
TI83 Plus Silver Edition
TI84 Plus
TI84 Plus Silver Edition
As I correct their quizzes and examinations, I keep asking myself:
"What on Earth were they doing in high school with these calculators?"
I can't wait to see the amazing things that future students will be
able to do with the lastest s**** oil.
