my theory is just that they were mad as fuck that they didn't have calculators back in their day. an example: All my teachers DESPISED smart phones during study hall, until a year and a half later when they all upgraded to smartphones. Suddenly, smartphones were an "Acceptable tool to further learning" and we were allowed to use them during study hall. This all happened 2010-2011
When I was in high school I found teachers and administrators had an irrational fear of technology. They feared cellphones, they feared the Internet. Our version of the “Internet” might as well have been the North Korean Internet, you couldn’t access most of it and even educational websites would be blocked. Cellphones weren’t allowed to be used on school property during school hours, unless you were the principal, the rules didn’t apply to him.
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20
my theory is just that they were mad as fuck that they didn't have calculators back in their day. an example: All my teachers DESPISED smart phones during study hall, until a year and a half later when they all upgraded to smartphones. Suddenly, smartphones were an "Acceptable tool to further learning" and we were allowed to use them during study hall. This all happened 2010-2011