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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone (an educator) please tell me why schools have decided not to use textbooks anymore??  (With the exception of math, sometimes).  IT just drives me bananas come exam time, and my poor kid is shuffling through various packets and notes on random papers, and . . . . it is hard for me to help her with a study strategy when old school methods (you know, review the source material/textbook) are out the window.  Makes it so much harder to get a handle on the universe of material you need to master.  BIGGEST PET PEEVE EVER - [b]I'm looking at you, Basis[/b] - where there is just a ton of material/concepts covered and no "mother" source to review/turn to for answers.

UGGHHHHH!![/quote]

I'm a Basis parent, I'll back you on that! I wish they had books![/quote]

It's EVERYWHERE. And it's awful.[/quote]

No it's not. Most private schools use textbooks. Big, heavy ones. It's great![/quote]

[b]Agree.  The private schools use text books.  My kids are two different DC private high schools.  [b]They have textbooks for every subject. [/b] We are given the book list each summer and it costs about $300-500/year just like in college.  We all buy used whenever possible to save money.  [/quote]
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I am SOOO JELLY!  Even the paying hundreds of dollars part.  I wish, I wish, I wish.  It just seems like this new "method" is doing such a disservice to the kids and it is preventing them from getting a better grasp on the material; understanding the big picture and how the pieces all fit together; being able to easily go back and review different parts of the course.  Sigh.
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