Wofano Wotanto
Hero
I was in HS a little later (79-84 - we were a freakshow district with no middle school back then, so 7-12 was all "high school" for me) and by then Texas Instrument calculators were everywhere. I knew how to use a slide rule from gramps, but at this point I'd need a refresher course just for the math involved, much less the tool itself. Hasn't been much call for anything beyond some simple geometry in my life since college, and those skills really do get faded with time and lack of use.Calculators were banned from schools in the school board in which I attended high school. They were new tech and board members wanted to make sure that students were actually able to do the work, themselves. As a result I taught myself how to use a slide-rule, aka "guessing stick." This was in the '70s.