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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How about no available textbooks that correspond to the curriculum being taught, so kids can't really review?![/quote]

Good teachers don't use textbooks, because they realize that the vast majority of today's kids do not learn from copying problems over from a book the way we did 20+ years ago.

I go to training after training trying to get old school teachers to wean away from using textbooks.  They are a crutch for people who do not know how to follow a pacing guide and come up with activities and lessons that really demonstrate understanding.

Parents need textbooks.  Kids don't.[/quote]

OK, well, let me explain then.

There are no textbooks or review guidelines.   There's no curriculum beyond the current semester's curriculum, and what there is is high-level, so teachers are making it up as they go along.

So when a kid starts to struggle, the only help the teacher can offer is "come see me."   There's no guidance for parents on what to help their kids study, no way for kids to review and practice concepts, and no way to give a tutor the info they need to help.

Sink or swim.[/quote]

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