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I don't agree with everything you said but 100 percent agree with the need for textbooks.  So important for kids who learn a little differently.  I was a very successful student (as successful as it gets, if grades and college admissions are the measure) and I never learned in class.  I learned at home when I went over what we learned on my own with the book.  Think of all the ADd-inattentive kids.  It's so much easier to learn from a book at home when there aren't 25 other kids providing a distraction in the classroom.  That's what I did.  Having a book that tracks what your teacher is doing in the classroom is crucial. [/quote]

Not the PP, but I agree that textbooks are really quite useful.  My oldest is in 3rd and we have not seen any textbooks yet.  Maybe they come later?

I also learned best when reviewing the material later.  Plus, it was so useful to have a 'reference' to go back to in case I had trouble with a previous topic.

My kids only bring home the random worksheets (if that).  There is no feedback on the worksheets anyway, and by the time they get sent home, the teachers are on to another topic.

We do get monthly newsletters explaining what broad topics they are working on, so we try to help the kids with those.  A textbook would be useful, all around.  I understand that in certain classes, it's tough to have up to date textbooks, but in early ES, it's pretty simple to have textbooks that cover basic math and English/grammar.  They could continue with the worksheets for science and SS if they have to.  [/quote]

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