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The only reason I know of for different textbooks for different states is that some states seem to want to push a religious agenda in their education system. I

The only reason I know of for different textbooks for different states is that some states seem to want to push a religious agenda in their education system. I struggle to find any net negatives here except for religious fundamentalists and textbook printers.

brandonmenc 10y ago
> The only reason I know of for different textbooks for different states is that some states seem to want to push a religious agenda Until the federal government starts pushing a religious agenda. Then everyone here would want textbooks from, say, California.
todd8 10y ago
This can't be the whole story. Consider math books. Publishers have coordinated math curriculums, perhaps a dozen different ones used across the country. I feel that the people picking these books are persuaded by the different book publishers to buy expensive, colorful math books that fundamentally are inferior to simpler, less costly math curriculum/books, like the math program and books used in Singapore (which are in English).
- LrnByTeach 10y ago
  CommonCore is the Solution to these 20 different MATH text books across USA. 40 States are onborad with CommonCore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core_State_Standards_Initiative#Adoption_and_implementation_of_Common_Core_State_Standards_by_states https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core_State_Standards_In... This gives the WHOLE Sotry .. How Bill Gates pulled off the swift Common Core revolution https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-bill-gates-pulled-off-the-swift-common-core-revolution/2014/06/07/a830e32e-ec34-11e3-9f5c-9075d5508f0a_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-bill-gates-pulle...
mason240 10y ago
The only reason I know of for everyone using the same textbooks nationally is that some people seem to want to push an agenda in their education system, and see that as tool for doing so.
- TeMPOraL 10y ago
  Using the same textbooks nationally has an obvious benefit of entire nation learning the same things. Standardization of the curriculum is not a bad thing.

brandonmenc 10y ago

> The only reason I know of for different textbooks for different states is that some states seem to want to push a religious agenda Until the federal government starts pushing a religious agenda. Then everyone here would want textbooks from, say, California.

todd8 10y ago

This can't be the whole story. Consider math books. Publishers have coordinated math curriculums, perhaps a dozen different ones used across the country. I feel that the people picking these books are persuaded by the different book publishers to buy expensive, colorful math books that fundamentally are inferior to simpler, less costly math curriculum/books, like the math program and books used in Singapore (which are in English).

LrnByTeach 10y ago
CommonCore is the Solution to these 20 different MATH text books across USA. 40 States are onborad with CommonCore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core_State_Standards_Initiative#Adoption_and_implementation_of_Common_Core_State_Standards_by_states https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core_State_Standards_In... This gives the WHOLE Sotry .. How Bill Gates pulled off the swift Common Core revolution https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-bill-gates-pulled-off-the-swift-common-core-revolution/2014/06/07/a830e32e-ec34-11e3-9f5c-9075d5508f0a_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-bill-gates-pulle...

mason240 10y ago

The only reason I know of for everyone using the same textbooks nationally is that some people seem to want to push an agenda in their education system, and see that as tool for doing so.

TeMPOraL 10y ago
Using the same textbooks nationally has an obvious benefit of entire nation learning the same things. Standardization of the curriculum is not a bad thing.