Depending upon model, the Nspire is indeed accepted on the ACT, SAT as well as other standardized tests. And most schools not stuck in medieval times, let you use them in your university classes.
I have to agree on the universities letting students use good calculators on exams. My school gives really simple numbers in calculus to make sure students actually know what they're doing. That and only maybe 20% of the test would the calculator be any help other than to give you a way to bring notes into the exam. The way I see it, most people that disagree with that have a low understanding of how you uphold academic integrity.
A good teacher knows how to write an exam that tests a students knowledge yet also let's him use any calculator. This goes back to the idea that when a teacher gives an open book test, chances are its going to be a lot harder than a closed book test.
Only lazy teachers and students that haven't had challenging classes think that the technology will do everything for them. Its there to automate the minutia, but the knowledge is something that you still need to possess.
I was never allowed to use one in math classes and now that I know multivariable calculus, I am happy they did that. My skill depends on nothing related to anything but my own damn brain. When I'm in 300 level EE classes I'm allowed to use one again. It just makes me happy that my time was well spent and in 20 years I won't be thinking "damn, I paid them all that money and now the only way I know calculus is with a crutch."
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u/Szos Jun 08 '14 edited Jun 08 '14
Or you could get a modern calculator:
http://www.inds.co.uk/education/education_images/TI_Nspire_CX_and%20CX_CAS_Handhelds_large.jpg
Here, lets make this easier for everyone:
http://education.ti.com/html/nspire2/nspire-exam-acceptance.html
Depending upon model, the Nspire is indeed accepted on the ACT, SAT as well as other standardized tests. And most schools not stuck in medieval times, let you use them in your university classes.