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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How about no available textbooks that correspond to the curriculum being taught, so kids can't really review?![/quote]

Good teachers don't use textbooks, because they realize that the vast majority of today's kids do not learn from copying problems over from a book the way we did 20+ years ago.

I go to training after training trying to get old school teachers to wean away from using textbooks.  They are a crutch for people who do not know how to follow a pacing guide and come up with activities and lessons that really demonstrate understanding.

Parents need textbooks.  Kids don't.[/quote]

This parent was an A student in math and scored very well on the Math SAT way back when textbooks were in fashion.
Not sure this new direction is helping matters.   
I would surely like a textbook to help re-teach the math to my child (also a high scorer, but LD gets in way sometimes from learning the first go around in class) when needed.
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