Pupils in school are to be banned from using a calculator amid fears that children are growing up with poor math skills. The Schools Minister Nick Gibb is calling for the gadgets to be axed in primary schools because of worries of a ‘sat-nav’ young generation. Children are said to be reaching for calculators every-time they need to do a simple sum rather than using their own brain. It is reported that more than five million people find simple reading and writing difficult and adults struggle to understand bills and price labels on food. The move also comes after a recent survey which showed that Britain’s children’s mathematics skills are behind international counterparts.
As a result, teachers in state schools are going to be ordered to stop allowing pupils aged less than nine years-old to using the appliances. As well as stopping kids from using the contraptions in school, it is also expected to reform the maths exams taken by 11 year-olds and to scrap the present section that allows students to use calculators. The league table that rates each country’s pupils arithmetic abilities revealed that British teenagers are ranked 28th among developed nations in comparison to Singapore which scored second and they have virtually no calculator use in education establishments. The Government- commissioned research also found that almost half of all adults have a similar basic maths and English skill as a primary school child. If you need assistance with personal finances and you struggle with equations, a mortgage calculator can help.
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