08-08-2012, 02:59 AM | #871 |
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Why wouldn't every high school freshman use the same math book? well, not the same book, but a copy of the same book, that should make them cheaper than dirt.
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08-08-2012, 07:55 AM | #872 |
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Because if you expect them to be able to do homework, they have to be able to take the books home.
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My kids had their own "loaner" text, and one that stayed in the classroom. That way they didn't have to tote the heavy tomes back and forth.
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08-09-2012, 01:51 AM | #874 |
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What's that got to do with all freshman using a copy of the same textbook?
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08-09-2012, 08:22 AM | #875 |
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Oh, you mean every freshman nationwide using the same title, so economies of scale come into play? That kind of happens already. The Texas education agency determines a small set of acceptable textbooks, sometimes only one in a topic. Because they represent such a huge market of buyers, they often literally get to dictate what goes in the books, because the publishers want to keep them happy. Then, after Texas goes through its major selection and editing process, many if not most smaller states are essentially forced to use the same books, either because their states aren't willing to spend the money examining the options, and figure that Texas must have done a good enough job at it already, or because it's the only book being published that year, thanks to Texas' buying power. It's been said that Texas and California choose the textbooks for the whole nation.
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08-09-2012, 12:33 PM | #876 |
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What harm could come of leaving national text book choice to a state where $60,000,000 seems like a reasonable expense for a high school football stadium?
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What could POSSIBLY go wrong???
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What the bloody hell happened to this thread???
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Needs more cowbell.
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lulz!
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