Some models can be connected to the Internet to have problem-solving programs downloaded into them. But some high-end calculators are taboo at school. The best ones, with enviable alpha-numeric keypads, don't meet Advance Placement test guidelines. They're just too good. They may do a lot of things but the calculators are what we use.
Palms are more suitable for business people.
I don't have a problem remembering the order of my six classes. I'd rather buy a calendar. That high school has become high tech isn't surprising. Age, however, does influence the types of devices students carry. At Southside, a middle school, one of assistant principal Clarke's more frequent confiscations is the Nintendo Game Boy, a stashable, portable video game player.