Question:
What are some of the more disgusting sins against teaching at the college
level?
Answer/Quote: “Finally, textbook authors do not write textbooks for
the fun of it! Don’t get me wrong, they are compensated; however, most of the
past and present textbook authors I know initially proposed their textbook
ideas because what they wanted to do in their classes was not available in any
other book. Experienced instructors know that no single textbook does everything they want for a class (heck,
not even my own textbooks does everything I want); that is why we usually
supplement textbooks with handouts and Internet resources among other things.
The tipping point comes when an instructor asks students to purchased rather
expensive resources, a textbook or two, and then does not explicitly use them
in the classroom.” P. 310-311.
Comment:
I’ve done it, usually as a result of
pressure from the English department. I do it no longer. RayS.
Title: “Why
We Won’t See Textbooks in Our Disciplinary Rear View Mirror in the Near
Future.” Rochelle (Shelley) Rodrigo. Teaching
English in the Two-Year College (March
2012), 309-311.
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