Good BEDA #9 Afternoon and Happy Thursday!
Today I received another timely link from edutopia.com about textbooks, so I am dragging this issue through the mud one more time.
From me to you for your reading pleasure: "the dysfunctional world of textbooks," a $4.3 BILLION per year industry.
Couldn't schools help stimulate the economy in other ways that are better for learning??? http://www.edutopia.org/textbook-publishing-controversy
My ideas: More authentic literature/media for libraries and classrooms, plus hardware, software and Internet connectivity for online learning environments. Add a healthy dollop of time for professional collaboration and development. Of course this one fix everything but would help get public schools on the right track.
Thoughts? Anyone out there (crickets chirping...) I would love to hear what you think.
Apr 9, 2009
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