I personally think that textbooks are no longer needed in schools, as most of the information is found on Google. At my school, everyone has access to textbooks as provided by the school; however, most teachers and students prefer Google and other search bases because you don’t have to go hunting for information that you could find with a click of a button. For me, it is very frustrating to go through pages and pages and still not find information. It is even more frustrating when the text is more advanced than what you are used to using digital bases. Switching gears, textbooks are beneficial to those who don’t have time to verify if a source is credible or not. Furthermore, textbooks help fill in information that teachers might not discuss or when a student is absent, it helps gives background information. In comparison between digital and traditional textbooks, more students prefer digital textbooks because it is easier to search up key-terms. Most teachers know why students hate using textbooks, so when given an assignment, they give a few pages to look at when answering questions. Other negatives of textbooks are that there may be differences between two different textbooks as authors interpret information differently. Textbooks might not have the most relevant information, as the world is progressing and there are more discoveries that cause the information to change. By eliminating textbooks from schools, the money can be put towards things that are needed at schools and for schools that don’t have the proper funding. Schools spend up to 250 dollars for each person for each textbook. Imagine what things can be improved!
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