[bearjaws]

I'm always torn on this, I learned a lot of algebra, stats and calc from actually writing TI-Basic programs in my calculator. I was deeply interested in programming since the age of 11, so it felt very natural to translate the formulas and concepts to code.

Ultimately I am sure the majority of students learn better writing it out by hand.

[Ifkaluva]

I think TI calculators are not a source of distractions the way a phone or a laptop is

[ocschwar]

It didn't hurt that you can't play Fruit Merge on a TI 84