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[quote=Anonymous][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]

This: almost all of my students' work is from Teachers Paying Teachers. From an environmental perspective, the school must pay an exorbitant cost in paper/copies. Because teachers aren't using a textbook, there is a lot of variation from teacher to teacher. My son enjoys homework and I would like to review the concept he's leaorning in class to help him with his homework questions. He usually does  his homework at aftercare and I sign it in the evening and we discuss. I think there is value in having a set curriculum and supplementing it with Teachers Paying Teachers rather than no text. In college, I had a professor who didn't use a textbook, but rather his notes. Then when we got to exam time, the exam was over concepts we did not discuss. I also notice that my kindergarterner's teacher uses a lot of GoNoodle and pandemic type videos/exer gaming now. I really want to limit my kids' time on screens. My third grader's teacher said the kids are behind in spelling and writing/editing because of the use of tablets and computers during the pandemic in virtual learning. She is working to get them ahead. I see a huge disparity between my son's math and reading. He is very advant ced at math and just average at reading. His spelling and editing skills are low average per the MAP.[/quote]

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