Textbooks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never.

When did FCPS stopped using paper textbooks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've long been convinced someone in FCPS is getting kick back from the marble notebook manufacturer. Those things are utterly useless.

The marble notebooks could be useful if kids were taught to take actual notes in class. And, if they were taught how to outline what they read in a textbook! But, no, the marble notebooks are slathered with glue and then a hapless homeschool worksheet is folded in half sideways and planted in the glue. If the DC is lucky, the glue won’t ooze out and glue the pages of the notebook together.

The most shocking in this thread to me is that others had the marble notebook pasting papers mess that ours did. I truly thought it was our 1 teacher who had a good idea but it just didn’t work as she thought it would. As I cannot believe everyone here posting from same Region 2 ES, crazy to me that this was by more than 1 teacher. The notebooks were just overstuffed messes. Want to be clear, I in no way blame or meaning this to reflect in anyway bad on teachers- they do their best with what given. Please give them option of other materials!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is very disappointing to hear as I don’t see a future for my son in with executive function issues. I don’t see how he is going to be able to learn to study in high school to prepare for a future college experience.

Are you serious? A textbook is not the solution to curing EF issues.

Textbooks do help keeping school children on track.
Yesterday, my 1st grader DC's teacher emailed me that DC played around on laptop at reading. The teacher use myON for reading.

A groundbreaking study shows kids learn better on paper, not screens. Now what?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/17/kids-reading-better-paper-vs-screen

Will you learn better from reading on screen or on paper?
https://www.snexplores.org/article/learn-comprehension-reading-digital-screen-paper#:~:text=Comprehension%2C%20they%20found%2C%20was%20better,She%20studies%20how%20we%20learn.

Middle-schoolers’ reading and processing depth in response to digital and print media: An N400 study
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.30.553693v1

No one is saying that laptops are better than paper, and it’s perfectly normal for kids to mess around on laptops versus doing their reading. But textbooks will not cure your child from being tempted to play on a computer or being distracted in class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is very disappointing to hear as I don’t see a future for my son in with executive function issues. I don’t see how he is going to be able to learn to study in high school to prepare for a future college experience.

Are you serious? A textbook is not the solution to curing EF issues.

Textbooks do help keeping school children on track.
Yesterday, my 1st grader DC's teacher emailed me that DC played around on laptop at reading. The teacher use myON for reading.

A groundbreaking study shows kids learn better on paper, not screens. Now what?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/17/kids-reading-better-paper-vs-screen

Will you learn better from reading on screen or on paper?
https://www.snexplores.org/article/learn-comprehension-reading-digital-screen-paper#:~:text=Comprehension%2C%20they%20found%2C%20was%20better,She%20studies%20how%20we%20learn.

Middle-schoolers’ reading and processing depth in response to digital and print media: An N400 study
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.30.553693v1

No one is saying that laptops are better than paper, and it’s perfectly normal for kids to mess around on laptops versus doing their reading. But textbooks will not cure your child from being tempted to play on a computer or being distracted in class.

DP. Not having a computer within reach makes it impossible to play around on a computer. Doesn't fix home and homework or prepare him for a future career where he's on a computer, but it does cure the immediate problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've long been convinced someone in FCPS is getting kick back from the marble notebook manufacturer. Those things are utterly useless.

The marble notebooks could be useful if kids were taught to take actual notes in class. And, if they were taught how to outline what they read in a textbook! But, no, the marble notebooks are slathered with glue and then a hapless homeschool worksheet is folded in half sideways and planted in the glue. If the DC is lucky, the glue won’t ooze out and glue the pages of the notebook together.

The most shocking in this thread to me is that others had the marble notebook pasting papers mess that ours did. I truly thought it was our 1 teacher who had a good idea but it just didn’t work as she thought it would. As I cannot believe everyone here posting from same Region 2 ES, crazy to me that this was by more than 1 teacher. The notebooks were just overstuffed messes. Want to be clear, I in no way blame or meaning this to reflect in anyway bad on teachers- they do their best with what given. Please give them option of other materials!

One of my kids is still doing this in middle school in Region 4. At least the glue situation is under control but nothing else about the method has improved with age.

[Anonymous]

Yes, my kid is very easily distracted by anything and everything. Not have a clear path (via a textbook) has been a struggle for him. The temptation of a screen is definitely distracting for him.

[Anonymous]

My kids have glued papers in their marble composition notebooks as well. What a mess. Region 1!

[Anonymous]

Well all ES kids will have basals next year so that is a start.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Getting rid of textbooks was the biggest mistake from FCPS

+1,000

+2,000
I sincerely hope any future grandchildren I may have are given textbooks for all their classes. Who came up with this inanity?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Getting rid of textbooks was the biggest mistake from FCPS

+1,000

+2,000
I sincerely hope any future grandchildren I may have are given textbooks for all their classes. Who came up with this inanity?

People have to homeschool or pony up for a private school that cares about such things.