Calculator question for my son who surpassed me in math 5 years ago
My son is 14, and I really hate when parents gush about how smart their kids are, unfortunately this scenario necessitates it and I need to ask the experts. My son is “Twice exceptional” and is labeled as gifted in mathematics, but with an IEP because his ADHD is the thing nightmares are made of. I fucking love this kid, he’s a chaos monster nerd, cut from my own cloth. That being said he and I were discussing proficiency in coding languages. I described what languages I’m proficient in and he did the same. He speaks TI-BASIC like a savant. The things I’ve seen him come up with on TI - 80 series calculators is insane. Today we had a meeting for his IEP designation and his VSI is off the charts (<99.9% globally), and I want to encourage that. Through our discussions about coding languages he brought up in passing that he wants a TI Nspire. First, for a hobbyist 14 year old math kid that can spend hours playing with a calculator a good investment? Can anyone tell me what he might do with this? I understand this is not really a school calculator for him, but the amount of calculators he has in his room demonstrate this is a passion, not a school thing. He writes python already and dabbles in other languages. Any thoughts from the community would help