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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Teachers are often their own worse enemies. For some inexplicable reason, there is a stigma against teaching out of a textbook, which seems ridiculous because almost all teachers get worksheets off the internet to give their students. Teaching out of a textbook is not simply read the chapter and answer the questions. Most textbooks have lots of suggestions for projects/games, etc. But for some crazy reason, teachers are looked down on for actually using the textbooks that their school divisions bought.

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It depends on what you are teaching.  For example, in first grade, it is often better to use other resources.  Although, in my opinion, the old fashioned basal reader is still the best way to teach reading.  Do they even exist anymore?  
As for high school, a good textbook is valuable.  Unfortunately, not all textbooks are good.  Check out the AP US History book used in FCPS.  Painfully dry and boring. Hopefully, the teacher can fluff it out with interesting lectures and discussions.

As for math, all kids do not learn at the same rate--some lessons need to be repeated and some books assume that kids master every chapter in the same amount of time--they do not.[/quote]

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