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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a teacher, I find this discussion fascinating.  For years, teaching from the textbook has been looked down upon as old fashioned.  Parents and students used to complain about teachers just assigning work from the book.  Teachers are now encouraged to use more primary sources and a variety of other materials to teach.  So why exactly do you all want the textbooks so badly?  Is it so you can follow the curriculum more closely?  Do you feel like the book is more challenging than what the teacher is providing?  Are you wanting your kid to use it to learn independently?[/quote]

I am a teacher and a parent.  I would like to see a return to textbooks myself.  Especially for ELA and Math.  I would rather that the core of what is being taught be guided by a group of learned peers and reviewed by learned peers, rather than one teacher's last minute rush to find something for that day or week.  Respectfully, right now I see many of my peers using TPT or other sites, often willy nilly, rather than in a concentrated or focused way.  While I respect my fellow teachers, I certainly see that one person can have tunnel vision and might not see the myriad of ways to discuss or unveil concepts with students.[/quote]

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