Should Textbooks Be Trashed?.

Hakim, Joy; Blake, Richard F.

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ERIC Number: EJ533400

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Should Textbooks Be Trashed?

Hakim, Joy; Blake, Richard F.

Learning, v25 n1 p38-39 Aug 1996

Presents two opinions about whether to keep textbooks in the classroom. One states that textbooks are boring, simplistic, and error filled, and they teach children that reading is dull. The other suggests that textbooks are more powerful, more engaging, and better written than ever, filled with ideas for critical discussion. (SM)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Materials, Student Motivation, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content, Textbook Standards, Textbooks

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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