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state of sexism in English textbooks used in Japan. The object of ten textbooks is published between 1989 and 1992, which is divided introductory, intermediate and advanced levels. This article examined the sexism from nine aspects: the number of female and male characters, the number of female and male sentences, main characters’ qualifications, the image of occupation, adjective usage, activities, pronounce of animals, others and original written year of the textbooks. From the first and…

C. Course Textbooks 1. Mandatory Textbooks Columbia Law Review Association et al., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th ed. 2015). 2. Recommended Textbooks Linda H. Edwards, Legal Writing and Analysis (3d ed. 2011). Christina L. Kunz et al., The Process of Legal Research, Authorities and Options (8th ed. 2012). Mary Beth Beazley, Legal Writing for Legal Readers (2014) Amy E. Sloan, Basic Legal Research (6th ed. 2015). Richard C. Wydick, Plain English for Lawyers (5th…

Why aren’t there textbooks in the classrooms? In the years of 2011 to now school districts across the United States have embraced the transformation from textbooks to tablets. For example, schools like Burlington High School in Massachusetts have agreed to stop purchasing textbooks. They believe that students will be successful and learn the required material from kindergarten to twelfth grade. In order for students to be successful they need to have access to the material without the hardship…

This world is full of so many opportunities. There is a vast quantity of possibilities and outcomes for each individual, and everyone is free to choose what they want. However, this abundance does not seem nearly as infinite when it is realized that there are boundaries. Humankind has come a very long way. Throughout the centuries, boundaries have been recognized and obliterated, bridges of advancement have been built, various points of tension have been broken, and the human race has coalesced…

As media coordinators, we are expected and excited to help students identify with themselves and with situations in the books they read. Often, we are able to recommend books to help students during times when they are experiencing social or emotional problems. In addition, teachers often search for books so that students can identify and relate with their own situations, or empathize with others who are experiencing problems. It would be ideal to have a section of the library that would…

you ever thought that you should question what was in your primary and secondary school history textbooks? Textbooks that are written by experts are voted on by the state school board. If the content of the textbooks does not meet the board’s standards, the textbook is not adopted, even if what the expert wrote is fact based. In recent years, state school boards have started to scrub history textbooks to censor out unpopular facts of history on the premise that they are making history that is…

I-Pad’s VS. Textbooks/ Online Research Nothing but blank spaces all over me. This cold, hard feeling washed on my back out of nowhere. My legs lifted up and it felt as if I was lying vertical. I couldn’t move, I didn’t know what to do. Eventually this very sharp painful poke went all over my body like I had goosebumps, but not the good one’s either. The excruciating pain finally stopped after it felt like a lifetime. I eventually got away, away from this horrendous dream. Schools are…

anti-technology. The question is if all or most textbooks should become digital on tablets or stay printed in regular books. Some people who are pro digital textbooks say so because it is cheaper and it has the ability to hold more books on it than just one. Others who are against it say so because staring at a computer screen can damage the eyes, as well as, the damages costs associated with tablets are extremely expensive. Tablets should not be used in place of textbooks because they are easy…

Go math and the Journey’s textbook are two resources that could be used in the classroom to enhance student learning. Go math books are used as worksheet books in which the students completes to learn the math standards that the district has set. I use this to teach the students their math facts, like counting by 10s and grouping as well as place value. This supports student learning because I use these books to model what they, the students, should be doing and how to do it, but it also helps…

Digital or Printed Textbooks, Which is Better? The teacher goes on the computer, brings up a document and projects it to the class. This is to aid in showing the full class the document. This is an example of one of the possibilities digital textbooks have. In recent years technology has made a huge rise. It makes life easier, or to some people it is necessary for life, being a reason that bringing technology to school would make it easier to learn. With the advancements in technology,…