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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Damn straight!  Exactly what's going on.  Math teachers have been hit or miss all my life, clearly we're not going to find enough good teachers, but at least there were books.  Now, they've taken those away.  [/quote]

OR - to be a contrarian for a second:

I didn't know that all of a sudden the vast resources of the internet were "poof" gone.  Youtube videos, serious, in-depth explanations - all available at the touch of a button - and not reliant upon out-dated textbooks that just end up being landfill...[/quote]

First of all it helps to have a textbook that your teacher teaches out of rather than getting ransom methods off the Internet that may conflict and confuse the matter further.

Second of all, not every home has a computer and internet access.  I'll grant you they're very common and moat households probably do.  However the students most at risk that we've been discussing are the least likely to be able to supplement their education this way.  The school should provide suitable materials for the kids to use at home.  If we don't provide textbooks because we expect a student to rely on the internet, are we going to provide computers and internet access for them (don't forget lessons on computer usage and IT support).[/quote]

It's really very difficult to look up a math concept on the internet that makes sense, and follows along with what your child has been taught.

Maybe you have tons of time when you get home, but with dinner, cleanup, baths and showers ,and prepping for the next day our evening time is pretty tight.  I'd like my child to be able to open a book and look at a sample problem, rather then start off on youtube, which just leads to Katy Perry videos or surf for an hour going from page to page getting frustrated.  Why should something that would take 2 minutes with a book need to involve 2 hours with internet searches?  Does that make sense to you?

I can only imagine how difficult it is for an ESOL family to find resources.  I still can't believe one of the richest school districts in the country does not have textbooks, especially since the immigrant population is climbing. [/quote]

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