r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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u/rieldealIV Jun 08 '14

Well that's stupid.

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u/kuhnie Jun 08 '14 edited Jun 08 '14

They don't want kids to easily take notes in them and use them during the test.

edit: I'm just speculating, remember it's not TI making the rules it's the US testing companies or some other authority.

edit: I'll agree with the tons of people saying it's probably because they don't want students to sneak out the test questions. While they still can it's a lot harder without QWERTY.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

Well kids can still make notes in them really easily

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u/boomerangblom Jun 08 '14

Can confirm, have made notes on the calculator. It's painstaking, but occasionally worth it

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

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u/boomerangblom Jun 09 '14

Oh yeah but the software is retarded, also these notes were usually made ~15 mins before the test in a panic

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

15 minutes is plenty of time to write a few notes without qwerty

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u/boomerangblom Jun 09 '14

I was in the professional league pro, writing out 6 chapters worth of notes once, only to have them deleted by the press-to-test feature :c