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Edweek offers a great article on K-12 schools starting to see the benefits of Open Content systems.
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I agree that we need a textbook. Tonight is our Back to School Night. I would be upset if I did not know the curriculum offered, partially because I supplement the curriculum and offer different experiences at home - however, I still want my daughter to have lots of free time to explore what she wants to learn.
Drat it. Edweek is free then it's a premium site so often my head spins. It is available free, but it does require registration.
And I totally agree with your belief in hard copy textbooks. The last thing in the world I want to hear on Back to School night is that they're gonna create the curriculum as it comes. So, call me old fashioned, but I want to see a book coming home with my daughter so I see ahead of time what they study. They can augment it all they want in elementary school.
On the other hand, in the college ranks, I think it's a little easier to appreciate since the same professors who write the texts for the publishers are the ones opting to write open textbooks.
And I totally agree with your belief in hard copy textbooks. The last thing in the world I want to hear on Back to School night is that they're gonna create the curriculum as it comes. So, call me old fashioned, but I want to see a book coming home with my daughter so I see ahead of time what they study. They can augment it all they want in elementary school.
On the other hand, in the college ranks, I think it's a little easier to appreciate since the same professors who write the texts for the publishers are the ones opting to write open textbooks.
MagnetMom:
I couldn't read the entire article without becoming a member; however, it looks like some teachers are relying on a "Wikipedia" type approach to educate their students. In a way, it encourages students to do research on a subject, rather than just rely on a textbook. It also means the teachers need to be current on information in order to discern between fact and opinion. However, I think textbooks should still be the main source of information. It's frustrating that many schools still rely on out-of-date textbooks in the classroom. Back to the budget issue.
I couldn't read the entire article without becoming a member; however, it looks like some teachers are relying on a "Wikipedia" type approach to educate their students. In a way, it encourages students to do research on a subject, rather than just rely on a textbook. It also means the teachers need to be current on information in order to discern between fact and opinion. However, I think textbooks should still be the main source of information. It's frustrating that many schools still rely on out-of-date textbooks in the classroom. Back to the budget issue.
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