Textbooks

Every semester I'm surprised by the stupidity of book prices. It doesn't even matter how thin the book is, or the fact that it's used, chances are the school store (or at least my school store) will be overpriced and harsh to students with low incomes.  Read More »

For me, the new semester started about 4 weeks ago. Everyone told me time would fly, and it really has. I am a freshman. Full time student and have a job part time. It gets challenging managing the two, but I try my best. Even though I am just a freshman, I do have some experience with textbooks.  Read More »

If you have yet to attend college, you don’t really know what to expect when you must buy those textbooks. Let me tell you, it can be a shock. “How can such a thin book be $90?” I asked someone incredulously last year. It almost made me regret taking Intro to Theatre on a whim.

Trying to be smart this year, I decided to try to cut down on my textbook cost this year as much as possible.  Read More »

Slimmer Textbooks, Fatter Minds

http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-03-13-math-panel_n.htm

Why do the math skills of American students pale in comparison to those of other cultures, such as China? Let’s look at their textbooks. American math books are thick, running to about almost 1,000 pages, while China’s 150 paged books are significantly thinner. Is there a connection?  Read More »

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