Should Textbooks Be Taught In Schools

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The world is constantly changing. Educational trends have come and gone throughout the years and as teachers we have had to go along with them, but do we really have to ‘get with the times’? There are those that say yes, teaching styles should be adapted to our students’ environment but there are those who believe the opposite, everything is fine just how it is and if it is not broken why fix it? In my opinion, educators should adjust their teaching to their students’ needs and always allow them to have options in their education. Electronic textbooks are one of those trends that have come, (not quite gone), and there are countless studies that have attempted to find their value to see if there are an improvement or a hindrance in the classroom.

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