January 8th, 2012 The calculator can provide as a helping tool, can also make the brain dull. When it is appropriate to allow children to use this advanced tool?
Use of this helping device such as a calculator is still a matter for debate. Many parents and schools prohibit students bringing this tool into the classroom. However, there also give a permit. According to the party that does not permit, they said the calculator can have a negative impact, such as children become lazy, and make the brain to be blunt. Children, do not practice thinking with their brain. Just push calculator button. The Calculation of summation, multiplication, division, roots, fractions, percentages, instantly appear on screen without having to squeeze their brain harder.
A psychologist said the teaching of mathematics for elementary school students is merely the introduction of the concept, especially for children in grade one. After that the child is taught to understand the concept, then apply it. Therefore, for the initial stage, the child must really know all things related to the numbers, including mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. In order to master the basic concepts, the child should be doing their own tasks by hand, without tools.
This manually recognition is more effective than using a tool. Because if they use a tool, the child will easily run into dependency with the object, in particular, a calculator. Without a calculator, a child might not be able to do their job. If it can, of course, very slow, because they are not used to perform simple calculations. The potential of mathematical logic of the child becomes dull, because this helping device used too earlier for their age.
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