Re: The Uncaring....WikiLeaks is a not-for-profit media orga

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I bet it showed up in the Wikileaks and now the entire country knows
how full of mistakes the VA history textbooks can be LOL The
Washington Post really got its information from the Wikileaks...

Fairfax County has the books but has not yet ordered its removal for
your information!

Happy New Year!

On 12/30/10, Bulldog wrote:
>> I think that stating teacher's don't have time to review books
>> prior to adoption is a fair one. However, I see no possible
>> excuse for continuing to use them in their classrooms when they
>> do see glaring errors.
>
> That's why I don't use the book much in my classes. I like the
> extra materials the company sends us, i.e. maps, primary source
> readings, and the like. The teachers in my department are not "by
> the book" teachers. We like to "grow our own classes". The only
> time I issue a book to a student is if s/he is homebound/home-based
> instruction. Then out comes the book and the worksheets and the
> homebound teacher teaches it to the kid (I'm not into the whole
> distance learning thing for my classes). I also use the book for
> analysis of charts, graphs, figures, and pictures. Our books (we
> mostly use PH) do well for how we use them...but I wouldn't want to
> use them as our ONLY resource.
>
> Bulldog!
 

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