It is for us that were actually taught in school the principals of mathematics. Kids dont get that anymore, the calculator does the work. We are indeed dumbing down generation after generation of kids. Sure they know how to play on a computer, but without it, they cant function. Their personal skills are deteriorating, and without the calulator and computer to look stuff up for them, they dont have a clue what to do. Imagine after all the generations that actually know in their heads how to figure stuff are all gone, and all that is on the earth is the computer generation, then the electrical systems get knocked out that run them. Ooops, we got a problem Houston.