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Fishead soup

Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject: Are you a slave to the textbook?

Are you a slave to the textbook?

Ya-ta Boy

Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:22 pm Post subject:

define 'slave'

Saxiif

Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: Seongnam

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject:

Yes. But then I write the textbook

hari seldon

Joined: 05 Dec 2004
Location: Incheon

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: Are you a slave to the textbook?

Fishead soup wrote:

Are you a slave to the textbook?

I don't mind being a slave to a good textbook. It's when you regret the book you selected that it becomes a problem.

spliff

Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject:

What textbook?

Fishead soup

Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject:

spliff wrote:

What textbook?

Issan, lots of nice ladies come from there.

Young FRANKenstein

Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: Are you a slave to the textbook?

Fishead soup wrote:

Are you a slave to the textbook?

Unfortunately, yes. It wouldn't be so bad if I designed the tests, then I could skip the crap I think is useless and still be able to test them on a good portion of the book. However, exams are standardized, and I have no say in their design, so I can't afford to skip anything because I don't know EXACTLY what will or will not be tested.

Sophomore classes are better. I have more control there and design what I want the way I want. But freshman classes? Yeah, we're slaves to the textbook.

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