Indiana District Trades Texts for Tech
Posted on October 23rd, 2011 by Mary Lord
Are science and math textbooks slated for the scrap heap? In Munster, Ind., they’re already history. The well-regarded school district tossed out the traditional tomes for 2,600 students in grades 5 -12 in favor of video-rich, online science and math content accessed by school-issued laptops.
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It’s not unusual to find an occasional error in a text book. But, a K-6 mathematics series recently purchased by two Sacramento, California, school districts is not only riddled with mistakes, some of them are real whoppers. For instance: informing kids that five times three equals five. Publisher Macmillan/McGraw-Hill said it was working with district officials to rectify the problems.
