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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's complicated, but textbook publishing is kind of a boondoggle, they update textbooks every 3-4 years to get repeat sales, and the books are very expensive. In college or private school, students buy them directly. In public school, the school is supposed to purchase them. And of course students tend to lose books or destroy them, not like before, when we used to use same textbook for as kids 10 years prior, and everyone had to use book covers, and wasn't allowed to write on them.

But, like, the way that we present and assimilate information has changed too, so I'm not even sure textbooks are as useful as they used to be anyway.

Kind of like handwriting. I don't think it's ever really coming back in a way that it was taught before.[/quote]

Well, a syllabus or something would be helpful. There's clearly an expectation of having parents assist, but how can we help if we don't know what's being taught? Additionaly, this isn't awesome for younger kids or ADHD kids who struggle to organize all the random parts that come their way.

PS- I HATE quizlet.[/quote]

I'm not very fond of quizlet myself, but I use it for vocabulary practice for my Outschool classes.[/quote]

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