Teachers and Textbooks

 

Interesting article on teachers at all levels of education and the process of using what/which textbook.  Are we paying too much for these textbooks--have we let it get out of hand?  Have we  not actively enough considered using open source material instead of textbooks?  Is there a middle ground, a balanced position on this issue.  Well worth a read. 

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brown-center-chalkboard/posts/2016/01/19-textbooks-behind-teachers-learning-curve-classroom-walsh?cid=00900015020149101US0001-0122