I stumbled across this short sci-fi story in a blog I read. I want to share it with my kiddies! It would be a great way for math teachers to incorporate literature in their classrooms as well.
It's a futuristic story about a civilization where it is unthinkable that people would be able to do simple mathematical computations in their heads; everyone simply uses their portable, hand-held computer to do things as basic as 7x3. The story discusses how the discovery of a lowly Technician who can do these kinds of calculations in his head affects the military, the government, and his own life.
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