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DALLAS, USA: As this year's holiday wish lists fill with the latest tech gadgets, parents should consider investing in a gift that will last their kids from middle school through high school and college – a new handheld or calculator from Texas Instruments.

The right tool for math and science classes is one of the best gifts education-minded parents can give their teens. Tools such as the TI-NspireTM CX handheld, the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculator or the TI-36X Pro scientific calculator could mean the difference between fully understanding key concepts and just getting by.

'Giving your student the tools they need to understand math and science on a deeper level is a gift that will last a lifetime,' said Tom Reardon, retired math teacher with 35 years of experience in the classroom and a math adviser for Texas Instruments.

They're great gifts for math and science teachers, too.