Monthly Archives: February 2014

SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS’ DISAPPEARING ACT

Irrespective of the generalized assumption that a novice trapeze artist will be a fast track prodigy, the trapeze artist still works with a safety net well into the perfection of the routine. Even seasoned veteran trapeze artist will work with a safety net when establishing a new routine. Yet, I have been advised that initially the cyberspace California Common Core State Standards Program will be established and utilized without the presence/use of paperback textbooks.

Please tell me that this is not so. Please tell me that someone in the decision making structure understands that paperback textbooks are the safety net for thousands of students who do not have the cyberspace technology available to them at home and only very few other means of studying for quizzes/test or reviewing of class lessons. Please tell me that textbooks will not be abandoned until all of the “glitches” associated with the California Common Core State Standards Program are eradicated. Please tell me…