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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How about no available textbooks that correspond to the curriculum being taught, so kids can't really review?![/quote]

[b]Good teachers don't use textbooks, because they realize that the vast majority of today's kids do not learn from copying problems over from a book the way we did 20+ years ago.[/b]

I go to training after training trying to get old school teachers to wean away from using textbooks.  They are a crutch for people who do not know how to follow a pacing guide and come up with activities and lessons that really demonstrate understanding.

Parents need textbooks.  Kids don't.[/quote]

That's because they are not using them.  :roll:  Are you saying kids' brains are different today? Then put all the exercises online or make it downloadable. From what I can see, they don't memorize or do many exercises. Yes parents need textbooks so they can help their kids -- this matters too. I am lost. How does that help my kids?[/quote]

Who's in school here?[/quote]

The question is not who is the student it is who is the teacher. The parents are the teacher, every single night. The kids do not understand the material, they are given homework they can not accomplish, the parents teach the material. If the child goes to school the next day and asks the teacher to reteach the material they can't because they have to stay on track and move to the next lesson whether the kids understand it or not.

Rich parents hire a tutur which is why wealthy neighborhoods perform better.

To the PP that needs the book. I just use Khan academy to review the material. It is better than most the teachers anyway and can be watched more than once.[/quote]

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