Comments on: Book Adoption Woes http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/2010/03/10/book-adoption-woes/ I learned how to become a better teacher by watching, listening, and questioning other teachers for over thirty years. Now that I am retired, it's my turn to pass on my strategies, philosophies, successes, and failures to others who may learn from my experiences. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:13:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Harriett http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/2010/03/10/book-adoption-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Harriett Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:08:42 +0000 http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/?p=1126#comment-464 Argh! Why do they do that? I hate textbook adoptions -- and you know, my friend, I think the textbooks got less and less challenging over the years, don't you? I think about those early days -- no teacher's guide. We had to know the answers ourselves. LOL Man. Those were harder days of lesson planning. It makes me think of those fellow teachers of ours who used to take the questions we created and then ask for OUR answers. Heh. Dummies. Argh!

Why do they do that?
I hate textbook adoptions — and you know, my friend, I think the textbooks got less and less challenging over the years, don’t you?

I think about those early days — no teacher’s guide. We had to know the answers ourselves.
LOL

Man.

Those were harder days of lesson planning.
It makes me think of those fellow teachers of ours who used to take the questions we created and then ask for OUR answers.

Heh.

Dummies.

]]> By: Edie Parrott http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/2010/03/10/book-adoption-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Edie Parrott Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:55:48 +0000 http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/?p=1126#comment-460 As far as I know, we will still be allowed to keep our old books and use them. That is some comfort. We were given the opportunity to voice our opinions of books, but at the time I looked at the books, the bad book had not arrived. Yikes! As far as I know, we will still be allowed to keep our old books and use them. That is some comfort. We were given the opportunity to voice our opinions of books, but at the time I looked at the books, the bad book had not arrived. Yikes!

]]> By: Theresa Milstein http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/2010/03/10/book-adoption-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Theresa Milstein Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:59:44 +0000 http://www.gladlywoulditeach.com/?p=1126#comment-459 It's a shame that they'd adopt a book without getting feedback from all of the teachers. Are you still able to use the old textbook to supplement? Since there's no perfect book out there, I've noticed that's what a lot of teachers do anyway. It’s a shame that they’d adopt a book without getting feedback from all of the teachers. Are you still able to use the old textbook to supplement? Since there’s no perfect book out there, I’ve noticed that’s what a lot of teachers do anyway.

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