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The first time I wrote code, it wasn't for a computer — it was for a calculator. It was my introduction to the endless debate about technology and human potential. Stop me if this sounds familiar.
I still remember my AP Calculus (hold your applause) teacher allowing us to bring one index card with notes to tests. "Can we write on both sides?" Penmanship had never been more important. Little did I know that those index cards were just the beginning.
Soon our teacher allowed an even more powerful test companion: the crowning ed-tech device of the 1990s — the graphing calculator. The TI-82 was standard, the TI-…
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