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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh fun.  Another thread about the outdated practice of using textbooks.  You don't need textbooks to learn.  They rarely match the actual curriculum being taught and are a waste of money. You must also have been really disappointed when encyclopedias went the way of the dodo bird.[/quote]

Some parents like textbooks, some don’t. Some kids like them, some don’t. Some teacher like having them, some don’t.

I honestly think textbooks and workbooks are helpful for teachers. It says a lot of time when it comes to planning.
You can review the lesson and then make it more engaging and differentiated for your class. Workbooks save a lot of time you would need to spend creating activities and worksheets and copying them.

I also think kids should having spelling tests, explicitly learn grammar and how to write a paragraph, and lots of other things I was told were outdated when I taught in Fairfax County. Education interests me so I read on here sometimes. Don’t usually comment but this caught my attention. There are some top rated public schools in this country where every kid gets textbooks and workbooks, and they have weekly spelling tests. There are also some poorly rated public schools where they ask have those things.

I think it all comes down to what each district wants to spend money on and can spend money on. I don’t think it’s wrong to like textbooks, workbooks, or spelling tests. I also think it’s okay if some parents and teachers despise those things and believe they aren’t good tools. I don’t relate to that way of thinking, but there’s plenty of people out there who want to teach in schools where the aren’t given textbooks or workbooks, and they are not to do formally spelling lessons each week. I personally like those things so teaching in Fairfax County was not a good fit for me. I think it’s a good place for teachers who prefer creating their own curriculum and believe weekly spelling lessons and tests are wasteful. Everyone is different! If you like those things, there are still schools out there that provide them. If you don’t like those things, it’s easy to find schools where you’ll never be given a textbook or workbook, or be asked to teach a spelling curriculum. [/quote]

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