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                I cannot believe teachers don’t understand why textbooks are important. [b]Kids learn in different ways[/b]. As a kid I HATED the fun activities or group projects. It just want how I learned. I’d go home and read a textbook and write the answers at the end of the summary and then my teachers would correct it - even the grammar and spelling even if it was social studies! This thread has me very worried about APS. We moved my K to a parochial when APs declared it too hard to open. What is going at APS. Seriously!!!

Are teachers saying this? Are classroom teachers the ones buying county wide curriculum resources?

I know at least a few APS teachers who wish they had textbooks so I suppose there is not a teacher consensus.

I’m so confused - mother of a future APS kid here. Are there no textbooks?? Everything I read about school this year has me considering whether we should try for private right away

If having your kids learn via textbook is a high priority for you, APS is not your district. [/quote]

That's right, kids learn in different ways. And many of them will not learn at all if they are asked to simply read chapters in a textbook for homework. Some won't do it, some won't understand it, and still others won't understand it and won't have anyone at home who has the resources/time to help them understand it. It's a public schoolteacher's job to teach EVERY student in the class, not just the ones that read well, who will actually read the chapters, and who will get help at home reading the chapters. Just because it's convenient for the parents to have a textbook at home doesn't mean it's the best way to teach a classroom full of students with a wide range of abilities.

And PP, collaborative work is an important part of education now--employers want future workers who can play well with others.

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