3. The content of the lessons has nothing to do with Common Core.
So you're saying the academic community has a bias problem and is trying to promote a political agenda?
If anyone's trying to advance a political agenda, it's whatever publishers printed up those lessons.
If that were the case, there wouldn't have been that uproar over the Texas Board of Education some months ago?
It should also be noted that a publisher is usually not the author of a textbook... The authors of textbooks are usually a bunch of academics, and it is compiled by an editor (who may or may not work for the publisher), the publishing company prints the actual hardcopies and the amount of input they have can vary...
Look some schools use custom editions of textbooks, and while that can mean fewer Used versions of a book can be bought by students, it also adds to the cost for the publisher to produce. It would cost a publisher far less money to produce the regular edition of a book, but they have to cater to their customers (like universities).
Nope -- more like you (and probably Starnes as well) are trying to concoct an academic conspiracy where it's more of a corporate one.
- I never said it was a conspiracy, I'm saying it's the result of bias that academics don't even realize they have.
- When it comes to textbooks, publishers have to cater to their customers (the schools, state education boards, universities, etc.).
- The reasons why textbooks tend to be so expensive have to do with limited production and royalties to various authors/universities, etc., not just the publisher trying to make money.
- It is the education boards, professors, departments of universities, etc. that select the books to be used, the publishers have to produce a product to meet the approval of their customers...
Many schools order their lesson materials from publishers; did you know that?
Considering the fact I've worked at a bookstore that caters to students at a University, I'm well aware of the fact that a school orders lesson materials from publishers. I'm also aware of the fact that the academic community, boards of education, etc. have a lot more influence over what's in those lesson materials than you were aware of...
Did Starnes blame Common Core for the political agenda? As that is impossible, Starnes is either lying or ignorant.
Actually, his conclusions are far more plausible than your blaming the publishers.
For starters, who do you think writes the stuff for the publishers to include in textbooks? -- Answer: Academics
Second, the publishers have to compete with each other, and books get chosen from a selection offered by different publishers.
Third, when you've worked in a bookstore that's catered to students and specifically worked with helping students regarding textbooks, you develop some working knowledge about how textbooks get selected for use at a school.
Nope -- why are you saying it?
Cause your "corporate conspiracy" argument is not plausible...
