tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932455.post8223069321307394197..comments2023-10-21T04:16:43.275-06:00Comments on NetFamilyNews: 'Look, Ma, no textbooks!'Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18094657388697479090noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932455.post-86403430583368585052009-06-24T17:11:35.265-06:002009-06-24T17:11:35.265-06:00Tx for your comment, Jane. Certainly agree that do...Tx for your comment, Jane. Certainly agree that doing away with textbooks won't make school better. But I don't think proponents, even Schwarzenegger, are talking about a network of computers. There are public-domain books online, and textbook publishers digitize and license their content.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094657388697479090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932455.post-31859108370895252332009-06-24T16:52:19.594-06:002009-06-24T16:52:19.594-06:00I think the Economist summed up the state of Ameri...I think the Economist summed up the state of American schools: <br />"AMERICA’S universities are the best in the world, but the kindest verdict on its schools is “could do better”.<br />(11 June 2009 at http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13832483).<br />Discarding books altogether and relying entirely on a haphazard and unwieldy network of computers is unlikely to improve the situation.Jane Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448574554083999342noreply@blogger.com