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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

A calculator is a couple of orders of magnitude cheaper than a phone. Single vs triple digits.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

More reason to provide it to students that can't afford them then.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

It's a bit puzzling to me that we are worrying about replacing a very expensive thing that (some) students own with a very cheap thing. Like, yes of course, give everyone a damn calculator, but really, now you guys feel the sudden urge to advocate for that? If someone can't afford a 9$ calculator, they also didn't afford it last week, when phones were not banned. Where was all the concern about students who can't afford calculators last week? It's silly.

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