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> do we really need regional variations in math textbooks? I think there is value in having our population exposed to a diverse range of textbooks. I can't pro
by sosborn 10y ago
> do we really need regional variations in math textbooks?
I think there is value in having our population exposed to a diverse range of textbooks. I can't prove it, but I suspect that a homogenous education system would be detrimental to our economy. One of our national strengths is innovation, which comes partly from having a number of people looking at the same problem in different ways.
- serge2k 10y agoFor history and social sciences absolutely. For high school level Math, not really. The downside I can see is that you stifle any innovation in teaching methodology.
- DougN7 10y agoThe issue would be deciding what was the "best" math book. There are some really crappy ones, at least in my opinion. Someone else would hold those same books up and say they were the best.