The few statements in this chapter about not focusing on using textbooks jumped out at me the most because I completely agree with this idea. I think textbooks should be used as a reference if needed, to help with certain topics or terms, but should not be read from cover to cover, especially if the reading is not going to be discussed or related to in class. My mentor teacher has a stack of health books in the corner of his classroom and I asked him one day about them, he said they’re pointless and not needed. I can’t agree with him more. The classroom discussions and activities he does with his classes definitely surpass any generic reading he would make the students do in those books.
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