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At 11:34 AM -0400 5/4/04, Michael Edmiston wrote:
Worse, we are finding that 50% (sometimes more) of our studentsdon't
even buy the "required" textbook. They hope to save money andassume
they should be able to pass the course simply by coming to thelectures.
They think the only thing valuable in the textbook is the assignedI
problems, and they can get those from someone who did buy the book.
keep telling them it makes no sense for them to spend thousands ofinvestment by
dollars on tuition and room and board, and then risk this
not spending an extra $100 for a textbook.fair
Book sharing is also common. This is causing me to experience a
number of the following student requests...work
(1) Could I hand in the problems tomorrow because when I wanted to
them last night the person I am sharing the book with had the bookand
so I didn't have access to the problems.other
(2) Can I take tomorrow's exam a day late because tonight is the
person's night to have the textbook, so I won't be able to studyuntil
tomorrow night.
At 12:30 PM -0400 5/4/04, Bob LaMontagne wrote:
You are entirely
correct about the book sharing. Some have even asked me for
xerox copies of the homework questions. I give daily
reading quizzes on the material I'm going to cover - I
require them to read it before the lecture. I'll get
comments on the quiz indicated that they were not able to
read the material because they don't have a book - and they
find the quizzes unfair.
I find this situation appalling. I didn't realize it was so
widespread. I
encountered it for the first time this semester.
Sure, textbooks are expensive (and seem to have gotten more so
faster than
inflation), but I still agree with Michael that they shouldn't risk
an
investment of thousands by not spending the $125 for the textbook.
ics Teachers Unite! Let's all give daily reading quizzes as Bob
mentions. Maybe we can head of this cultural trend (book sharing)
at the
pass by united action.
Larry