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> I still can't get over the fact that American textbooks also come in teacher editions with the answers to exercises provided so that the teacher doesn't have
by Natsu 13y ago
> I still can't get over the fact that American textbooks also come in teacher editions with the answers to exercises provided so that the teacher doesn't have to work them out.
Pointless busywork is pointless. If they can't find the answers, you're better off addressing the root cause, not driving anyone semi-skilled away from teaching. And just how many times have you graded 50 1st grade math tests, anyhow? Especially when they come up with a new edition every year.
Very sad when we should be able to do more in the way of open source textbooks (and exercise generators), but your gripe is not well-thought out and insulting to decent teachers, of whom I have known many.
- anigbrowl 13y agoIt's neither pointless nor busywork. Being able to work the problem or know the material well enough to accurately assess the quality of students' homework submissions is a baseline requirement for effective teaching.
- Natsu 13y agoIt's pointless because if you can't do it, you're not qualified to teach and it's busywork because doing 30 students' 30 first grade math problems takes a lot of time that can be better spent doing things that actually benefit the class. It sounds like you've had bad teachers, for which I pity you. I had many good ones, as my mother was a teacher and my parents made sure we got a good education, both at home and at school. Perhaps you've only known people who were made to teach subjects they were unqualified to teach. That is sad, then, if you haven't known good teachers. But that says more about you than teachers in general. You have something against teachers, as I've seen this axe ground before.