Textbook

There are so many reasons why Chattahoochee Tech should pay for their student textbooks. Why is it that students must pay for educational resources, such as textbooks? As we know, school is not cheap. To get an education, especially in America, you would need an abundance of money. In a matter of fact, you need an abundance of money just to get into the school you want to attend, unless you have a scholarship. After you pay to attend the school, you will still need to worry about tuition, fees,…

electronic device with internet access because it makes life easier. Why then, are we not making education easier too? In most public schools, textbooks are still the main source of teaching material. With the fast-changing world around us, books become outdate soon after their publication and are then sent to schools to teach the outdated material. Using textbooks in public schools can also lead to health problems for students. Back and shoulder problems caused from carrying too heavy of a…

1. I would use Morgan Brady’s Textbook Connection in my classroom, which is a name activity. This identifies the origin of each student’s name, then children color the origin on the map and children discuss the culture of their names. I enjoy this activity because students are engaged and they learn each student has their own culture. 2. I would use Serena Browns Textbook Connection in my classroom, which is creating a student portfolio. I chose this connection because it is a long term record…

Abraham Lincoln: The Invisibility of Antiracism in American History Textbooks’, Loewen’s thesis is that American textbooks choose to omit information and concepts, such as antiracism, from their telling of history; even if by doing so, they are excluding ideas they might even agree with. In order to support his thesis, Loewen showcases times when textbooks have neglected to share vital information with its readers or when textbooks have used biased language without giving the reader the full…

BOOK ASSIGNMENT 1: HEDONISM 1 Book Assignment 1: Hedonism Dwight Ong AG 401.07 Dr. Nancy Merlino September 30, 2017 BOOK ASSIGNMENT 1: HEDONISM 2 Happiness can be found through things that have intrinsic value and instrumental value. Things have intrinsic value when they are good in its own right even if it is self-contained and does not bring anything out (Shafer-Landau, 2015). An example of something that is intrinsically valuable would be love and happiness. According to Shafer-Landau (2015)…

First grade through twelfth grade students have always been provided with textbooks to help with their subjects. College on the other hand does not provide students with textbooks that are essential in passing in college class. Buying textbooks just adds to the already expensive cost that comes with going to college. Tuition, living costs, and many other expenses, are what college students have to look forward to. The debate on lowering the cost on college expenses has been an uphill battle for…

Introduction: The curriculum for English 1320 calls for a primary textbook that teaches students writing techniques along with helping students improve their writing skills. The primary textbook used for this class is Ancient Rhetorics for Contemporary Students (ARCS). This textbook goes into great detail about the writing techniques used by the great writers of the past, but the problem lies in that this book provides no help in actually teaching the students different ways to improve their…

remains at the root of conflicts. When the Japanese history textbook tends to beautify the war of aggression, it becomes the main focus of media attention, especially from its important neighbour countries China and South Korea. The article Old Wounds, New Narratives: Joint History Textbook Writing and Peacebuilding in East Asia written by Zheng Wang mainly focused on exploring the question of why history education and history textbooks in particular are important enough to fight over and…

Due to the heavy weight of textbooks, millions of students develop back problems at an early age every year. With the modern days of technology, intelligent people created devices like tablets that can replace textbooks in the education field. Then, why tablets are not used in the educational field? Students who gain technological knowledge at an early age will be well prepared to pursue their future career. The school system should be required to use tablets in the educational field because the…

all sorts of different things, but one of their finest qualities is the ability to be a textbook. More than 600 countries across the world changed their textbooks with I-pads and online resources. There are more effective benefits, why textbooks should be replaced with I-pads and online resources. Firstly, the school should be switch out their textbooks to I-pads because they are cheaper compare to textbook. According to research, each year school have…