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10/09/06 17:11
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 		 #126069 - teach the kids the slide rule!!
Responding to: ???'s previous message
aside from the slide rule, sort of, if you didn't care about precision or that pesky remainder).

Given that modern state of affairs, does it make sense any more to teach long division to kids?

We old farts, that used the slide rule extensively, learned to "guess" the answer. The problem with 'calculator kids' whether the know long division or not is that they have no idea whatsoever if the result presented on the calculator is correct or a miskey was made in the operation.

I have been told by "calculator kids" the most obvious wrong 'facts' and when I tell them "that is wrong" the show me the calculator screen.

Translated to the '51: if you have no idea about the basics you will post here "I downloaded this working code, why does it not work"

Erik

List of 69 messages in thread
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Long Division            01/01/70 00:00      
   teach the kids the slide rule!!            01/01/70 00:00      
      I don't know about that slide-rule ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         not the point            01/01/70 00:00      
   We Homeschool our kids            01/01/70 00:00      
      Not "foundational"            01/01/70 00:00      
         8255 is DEAD            01/01/70 00:00      
            no, not "industry professionals "            01/01/70 00:00      
            Stupid though            01/01/70 00:00      
               Over here it was Whole Language Reading            01/01/70 00:00      
                  On the other hand ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Plus ca change            01/01/70 00:00      
            I am not so sure            01/01/70 00:00      
            the purpose of teaching 8255...            01/01/70 00:00      
               high-speed my butt            01/01/70 00:00      
                  have you read the footnote?            01/01/70 00:00      
            0xDEAD            01/01/70 00:00      
            what does DEAD mean?            01/01/70 00:00      
               some like kicking a dead horse            01/01/70 00:00      
                  that's why you don't do electronics as a hobby.            01/01/70 00:00      
                     not exacttly            01/01/70 00:00      
         It's a component of a microcomputer            01/01/70 00:00      
            memory is one thing, today is another            01/01/70 00:00      
               That\'s not quite true ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  6 vs 2 clock            01/01/70 00:00      
                     I wasn't considering them ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        but there is            01/01/70 00:00      
                           No doubt about it            01/01/70 00:00      
                              IIC recently upgraded to 1MHZ and I have run            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Interesting ... what operates at that rate?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    this and a HUH?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       You've referred to that before, Erik ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          you are missing half the story and mixing            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             depends on what you compare            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                comparing            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   some are ruled out ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      the birth has happened            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         uPSDs            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                         in the prototype area or ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                            Richard, how old are you?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                               PSDs            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                                  isn't EVERYTHING ST makes with an MCU a uPSD?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Intel called them single-chip microcomputers            01/01/70 00:00      
                  greedy, are we?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Yep ... greedy ... I need a 48KB buffer ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         fast I/O            01/01/70 00:00      
            Can''t do it            01/01/70 00:00      
               typo            01/01/70 00:00      
               It depends on what your definition of response is.            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I read the post the same way as Steve            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Perhaps, but the i8255 does it automatically            01/01/70 00:00      
                  No time            01/01/70 00:00      
                     That was my point!            01/01/70 00:00      
                        long story short            01/01/70 00:00      
                           move?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           take a look ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        where do you buy that?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Normally, the board determines that            01/01/70 00:00      
                              where did he say that?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Yes, it's a mystery ... but ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Teaching Numeracy            01/01/70 00:00      
      Numeracy            01/01/70 00:00      
         That's where lots of education is lost ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Two ways to do math            01/01/70 00:00      
   The 3 Rs            01/01/70 00:00      
      The middle \'R\'            01/01/70 00:00      
         when I were trined to be a spy ..            01/01/70 00:00      
            Fast block lettering            01/01/70 00:00      
               practice, practice            01/01/70 00:00      

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