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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/class-struggle/post/why-our-textbooks-dont-work/2012/02/25/gIQAvI16ZR_blog.html[/quote]

If this was true for all, then why do private schools all use textbooks? Why do US schools overseas, who are known for hiring the best teachers, all use textbooks?

A good teacher will definitely suppliment. Also, students who do not like the colorful textbook  will probably not find photocopied black and white pages interesting.
Doesn't every group activity or project have a reading component?[/quote]

Do you have evidence that private schools all use textbooks? [/quote]

Yes, I have plenty of evidence.
I have worked for years with the education department of our embassy. I have called dozens of  private schools both in the greater Washington area and in NYC. Except for 2 alternative schools where students study according to their interests (even then, there are textbooks used as reference), not one single school has told me that they use teacher made materials only. They all have admitted to using some type of textbook or workbook for most subjects. This does not mean teachers don't use other resources for enrichment.  I have heard teachers say they teach from several sources. So instead of buying each workbook for each student, they rely on copies. That's not the same as teacher made curriculum.[/quote]

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