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The solution is stop enforcing this dogma of requiring a specific book for subjects which clearly do not require the latest annual edition of a specific textboo
by dreamdu5t 15y ago
The solution is stop enforcing this dogma of requiring a specific book for subjects which clearly do not require the latest annual edition of a specific textbook. Teachers would instead recommend books they feel are good to use to pass their course. Without the exclusive book contracts, publishers couldn't easily and blatantly maintain a cartel on textbooks.
The basic economics of why school textbooks are so expensive is dead simple: The teachers and the schools grant publishers a cartel by forcing kids to purchase their specific new editions every year. Why anybody is suprised that prices are so high is beyond me.
- ams6110 15y agoTeachers would instead recommend books they feel are good to use to pass their course They do this now. They recommend (require in fact) their OWN books.
- dreamdu5t 15y agoTeachers do not do this now. They have a specific book or set of books that almost all of the time is required to take the class. The problem is it's a requirement and they often test directly from the book because it removes effort from teaching to the test.