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Andrew Young
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Equal Access to Textbooks
May 20, 2012
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My current occupation as a youth mentor allows me to interact heavily with children of a particular
urban school district after school, and it is a rewarding experience. One thing that I’ve
observed since I’ve begun this position is that certain school districts do not supply their
students with textbooks due to the high risk of these books being lost, damaged, or stolen.
Schools across the nation know that reading textbooks are the most direct way to digest as well as
share large quantities of information, and certain children are missing out on this valuable
resource. Some schools are studying online portals as a means to present information, while others
are providing e-readers to allow students to access books wirelessly, but the federal government can
offer a better solution.
The U.S. government has the ability to offer textbooks free online to K-12 schools without
hardcopies regarding the following subjects:
• Math: (ex. algebra, geometry, calculus)
• English: (ex. composition, literature, speech)
• Social Sciences: (ex. history, sociology, psychology, political science, geography,
economics)
• Science: (ex. earth science, biology, chemistry, physics)
This could be the national generic school district (not mandated but definitely a resource) where
any child, or parent, could research and review specific and detailed educational content for their
child’s grade level or for their own edification or curiosity. A standard government approved
textbook could be chosen for the above listed core classes per grade level and accessed online
nationwide greatly cutting the hosting and licensing costs for actual school districts who would
have the option to use this school. Children in districts where books are provided could use this
site as a resource, as well as students who are home taught. A public school in good academic
standing can be used as a benchmark. The only issue I foresee when deciding which texts to utilize
will occur with the Social Sciences.
Our youth are our future!
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Catherine fidelis
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Re: Equal Access to Textbooks
May 26, 2012
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If that is the situatyin in States now ,what is the situation in Africa, here books are dreams to
some parts of the regions, only a teacher has the book... The Ministry responsible doesnt have the
budget for textbooks, so all schools depends on Foreign organizations that operates in the regions
to do the community service.
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Farhad
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Re: Equal Access to Textbooks
May 28, 2012
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Usuallly, governments do not have adequate budget for publishing textbooks. Among the third world,
countries that produce oil have an advantage that they are able to prepare and publish the necessary
textbooks for schools.
For African countries, involvement of the UN and assistance of the wealthier countries such as OPEC
members seems to be necessary.
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