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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]13:36 Which classes does FCPS even use textbooks for? Is this a big issue? I keep hearing there aren't any, but only have a 3rd grader. I do not like the non-text book way of teaching because for example in my child's language arts class, everyone now reads a different book and talks about it instead of everyone reading the same story. With a textbook nowadays, I can look up exactly what they're studying and even buy it for myself. In addition, my child gets dittos all the time. They are always black and white and uninteresting. Textbooks come with more engaging workbooks nowadays. I see them in the local parochial school. The parochial school has lots of other resources, but also has textbooks. The teacher can either use dittos or have the kid answer questions from the workbook or write down answers on paper from the textbook.[/quote]

I don't live in VA so I cannot comment on what happens in FCPS, but in general I believe the use of a variety of resources provides a more rich, complex and modern way for kids to learn. Although, I agree that if your school is only using black & white dittos that is boring and shows a lack of creativity and motivation on the part of the teacher (hate to say it…). My kids are teenagers and I never felt compelled to buy a textbook to work with them. Are your kids not allowed to bring the textbook home? Maybe that is the difference since I would have been able to see the textbooks that my kids used. If I ever felt the need to help them out we could refer to the textbook. However, truthfully, we never did that once and my kids are teenagers now. Also, IMO the only subject that a textbook seems worthwhile was with math and, possibly, science. All the other subjects used a combination of resources and my kids preferred it that way, especially in history class. My kids were taught from the end of elementary through middle school the ways to find reliable online resources. The internet has amazing resources, but it also has some pretty unbelievable stuff and we all need to learn how to identify when it is reliable.

I don't actually advocate removing textbooks completely. They do have uses that add to the learning environment. My only argument is that including additional resources only adds to the learning. As I said above, using a variety of resources provides the best learning environment.[/quote]

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