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    1986 teacher protest against calculators

    @sur_27Elementary school teachers picketed in Sumter, S.C. in 1986, worried that calculators in grade school would stop kids from grasping math concepts. Signs read "OFF UNTIL UPPER GRADES" and showed a crossed-out calculator. Jill Lawrence covered it for The Daily Item on April 5, 1986

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    1986 teacher protest against calculators

    Photo by @sur_27· Aug 3, 2026· Education

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    A group of elementary school teachers are picketing outside. They are holding signs that say "OFF UNTIL UPPER GRADES" and another with a calculator symbol crossed out. The mood is serious and protest-like, with the teachers dressed in formal attire. The image is a black and white newspaper clipping. ON-SCREEN TEXT: Page 10A The Daily Item - Sumter, S.C. Saturday, April 5, 1986 Elementary school teachers picket against use of calculators in grade school The teachers feel if students use calculators too early, they won't learn math concepts Math teachers protest against calculator use By JILL LAWRENCE "My older kids don't pay any strate," he said. "Teachers are attention to an answer being shy." AP photo

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    1986 teacher protest against calculators

    @sur_27Elementary school teachers picketed in Sumter, S.C. in 1986, worried that calculators in grade school would stop kids from grasping math concepts. Signs read "OFF UNTIL UPPER GRADES" and showed a crossed-out calculator. Jill Lawrence covered it for The Daily Item on April 5, 1986

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    1986 teacher protest against calculators

    Photo by @sur_27· Aug 3, 2026· Education

    About this photo

    A group of elementary school teachers are picketing outside. They are holding signs that say "OFF UNTIL UPPER GRADES" and another with a calculator symbol crossed out. The mood is serious and protest-like, with the teachers dressed in formal attire. The image is a black and white newspaper clipping. ON-SCREEN TEXT: Page 10A The Daily Item - Sumter, S.C. Saturday, April 5, 1986 Elementary school teachers picket against use of calculators in grade school The teachers feel if students use calculators too early, they won't learn math concepts Math teachers protest against calculator use By JILL LAWRENCE "My older kids don't pay any strate," he said. "Teachers are attention to an answer being shy." AP photo

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