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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent, I am puzzled.  Forgive me for my ignorance, I am from abroad.  The class size is typically 30 kids or more in my country.  Well, there were 42 in my class when I was in an elementary school.

A couple of things that I know:
1) Forcing all kids with various knowledge levels to stay within one class room and forcing a teacher to differentiate and teach them all is INefficient.  This is against the wisdom learned during industrial revolution.  In fact, this 19 century small workshop style teaching will undoubtedly jack up teachers' work load tremendously.

2) Textbooks can be helpful since they have detail on what should be taught.  They can save teachers' time in digging information over the internet.  Meanwhile, 
- Textbooks are really necessary for science and math subjects.  If someone do not understand why, I am glad to guide. 
- Textbooks will bring clarity to all parties (teachers/students/parents).  Many many parents in MC are with college or higher degrees.  They would love to help if they know what is happening.

I got puzzled since the decisions were from teachers instead of parents and these decisions would lead to certain consequences as you described.  Then, maybe, I think that the big picture is quite different in the eyes of teachers.  Love to hear more.

Maybe we are from similar background as I agree with you very much. The only thing I don't agree with is that the decisions are not made by classroom teachers. they are made by the [b]central office people [u]who are no longer teaching[/u][/b]. I think the forum has gone through several threads about the textbook issues. I think a lot of these problems can be solved by having textbooks. Then the parents will know exactly what has been covered and what the kids don't understand and provide help immediately.

how is printing worksheets haphazardly off the internet better than even a flawed textbook? [/quote]

Many people who make decisions from the central office have never spent a day in the classroom.[/quote]

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