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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has algebra changed?  Why do we even need new algebra textbooks?[/quote]

No it hasn't changed.

But it sounds to me like the school in Tucson probably is trying, like so many school districts are attempting, to do without proper math textbooks.

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+1  Many school systems these days are not providing more than a class set (new or old) of textbooks for math.  These same school systems are not even buying online access rights but because no parent has complained the school system gets away with it.  As good as any teacher thinks she is it is important to provide resources like textbooks that students can use to support their studies.  The textbooks don't need to be new but they need to be available.

With respect to the remaking of lesson plans this was the primary subject of our last math department meeting.  It is insane that we are remaking the wheel each week.  We should be able to take the prior year's lesson plans to tweak and adjust. The constant changes in format mean that we cannot do that so we spend countless hours cutting and pasting into the format du jour.  It is a complete waste of time when we could be improving plans and improving materials.  It is little wonder that teachers are fed up.  It is the one topic on which new and old teachers agree other than our 2nd agenda item.  The 2nd topic of discussion at our math department meeting was where people are looking for jobs and if they will give notice when they leave.[/quote]

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