tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679367111526265280.post3761983899252246469..comments2023-10-17T08:48:44.310-07:00Comments on Hoosiers For Fair Taxation: Patriot Paul Wheeler asks us to "Take A Look"M Theoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679367111526265280.post-34344835133767171372007-09-12T08:32:00.000-07:002007-09-12T08:32:00.000-07:00yes, publishers have to compete each year to sell ...yes, publishers have to compete each year to sell their books to schools. There are question/answer sections at the end of each chapter, basically tests for students to take. In order for the students to not cheat or see the answer written by the previous student, they rotate the books each year, forcing a used book program, instead of handing out a fresh test designed and issued by the teacher. A lazy way to educate? The entire cycle feeds on complacency, costing our children a 2nd rate education, AND IT SHOWS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4679367111526265280.post-79012006018370653992007-09-12T08:24:00.000-07:002007-09-12T08:24:00.000-07:00Textbook pricing and approvals have little or no p...Textbook pricing and approvals have little or no public oversight. <BR/><BR/>It is a boon for the authors and the publishers who reap repeated bonuses for books during the three to five year cycle that each edition is used.<BR/><BR/>School systems and universities have absolutely no incentive to be responsive to fiscal restraint or content appropriateness until parents/students actually have the books in hand.<BR/><BR/>By then, contracts are signed and change can be time consuming and costly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com