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Subject: Maybe there's another solution
Posted By: William L. Rukeyser
Date: February 22, 1999 at 13:39:36
In Response to: "Too many textbooks" - posted by Francisco Rendon on February 17, 1999 at 20:06:19

> Dear Mr. Rukeyser;

> Have you ever encounter the problem of not having any available space to store all those textbooks that keep accumulating throughout school time? Well, that is exactly what is happening to me; I do not have any more space in my book-shelf to store all my textbooks. A laptop, would surely make my life and my book-shelf's more pleasant. I would love to have a laptop and all the necessary programs to take to school and do my studies.

> Thank you for concern and time you have given to this issue.

I think many textbooks waste spece (both on the shelf and within the book) and that one of Dr Chritie's contributions is that he's got a lot of people debating the basic value of testbooks.
There may be a lot of better ways to do the job: smaller lighter volumes for subjects with stable data bases. A comlination of books, booklets and other media in other courses.
The drawbacks to laptops are staed elsewhere (cost... short half life... difficulty viewing for extended reading, etc.), but they (or other computers) will have some valid roles in K-12... we just have to determine the right mix based on evidence, not promises of cure-alls.

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* Comments: > > Dear Mr. Rukeyser; > > > Have you ever encounter the problem of not having any available space to store all those textbooks that keep accumulating throughout school time? Well, that is exactly what is happening to me; I do not have any more space in my book-shelf to store all my textbooks. A laptop, would surely make my life and my book-shelf's more pleasant. I would love to have a laptop and all the necessary programs to take to school and do my studies. > > > Thank you for concern and time you have given to this issue. > > I think many textbooks waste spece (both on the shelf and within the book) and that one of Dr Chritie's contributions is that he's got a lot of people debating the basic value of testbooks. > There may be a lot of better ways to do the job: smaller lighter volumes for subjects with stable data bases. A comlination of books, booklets and other media in other courses. > The drawbacks to laptops are staed elsewhere (cost... short half life... difficulty viewing for extended reading, etc.), but they (or other computers) will have some valid roles in K-12... we just have to determine the right mix based on evidence, not promises of cure-alls.