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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every private school in the area uses textbooks.  I’m assuming there’s a reason.[/quote]

Yes. Just because kids will eventually use electronic resources/technology doesn’t mean their young brains and lack of self control are ready for it as kids. The responses on here make me realize how important it is to advocate for this. Many, many kids have no self control with screens. They sit and play games during class. And not all teachers are great and many of them put together crap materials and lessons. At least with a text book kids are [b]starting with a base source[/b] and can get help. [/quote]

THIS!!![/quote]
This -- my daughter in 6th grade science ends up getting things wrong on tests because she didn't have the material to study.  I helped her a few times, and she studies all the handouts given in class, but then there will be facts that are no where.  If she had a reference to study from, I feel she would be able to prepare herself more easily than studying from 7 or 8 random handouts.  [/quote]

Yes-- a kid needs to study for a test, but they literally do not know what to study.  There were some online activities that they may or may not be able to access, and maybe some handouts, depending on the class.  With a textbook, you have the basic information consolidated in one place to read/review.  There's no reason teachers can't supplement this with other resources, but textbooks are a great, basic resource.  We ended up buying textbooks for my middle schooler during virtual school last year, and he still uses them for reference and studying this year, even though school is in person.  I am pro-mask, have no association with APE, and am also pro-textbook.  This is not a fringe or astroturfed issue.[/quote]

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