School books are the biggest scam in education. Besides containing inaccurate information in too many cases, the constant release of new editions is akin to changing women's' fashion: nothing new, just a few additions or changes, none of which are worth another $40.
Anyone who has had to lug those gigantic books around, most of which you don't use anyhow, wonders if there isn't a better way. I have a few suggestions. First of all, books should all have a standard size and shape so they can be neatly stacked. There should be weight limits and when that limit is exceeded, a new volume should be required. Lacking that, larger books should be in loose leaf format. Several chapters, not exceeding single volume weight, would be bound together and inserted into a binding from which they could be removed. In this way, instead of lugging the whole book around, you need only carry the chapters which were currently being studied.
For small children who have to carry those heavy back-packs, the restrictions should be more severe. Even the paper used in the books should be lighter weight and the composite book not weigh more than a specified limit. Again, whenever possible, the loose-leaf design should be used.
Anyone who has had to lug those gigantic books around, most of which you don't use anyhow, wonders if there isn't a better way. I have a few suggestions. First of all, books should all have a standard size and shape so they can be neatly stacked. There should be weight limits and when that limit is exceeded, a new volume should be required. Lacking that, larger books should be in loose leaf format. Several chapters, not exceeding single volume weight, would be bound together and inserted into a binding from which they could be removed. In this way, instead of lugging the whole book around, you need only carry the chapters which were currently being studied.
For small children who have to carry those heavy back-packs, the restrictions should be more severe. Even the paper used in the books should be lighter weight and the composite book not weigh more than a specified limit. Again, whenever possible, the loose-leaf design should be used.
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