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To: iowamark

As a former college teacher I can comfortably say that textbooks are ONE of the biggest rip-offs in higher education.

Furthermore, few students actually open them.

11 posted on 04/26/2008 8:47:23 AM PDT by Wneighbor

To: Wneighbor

As a former college teacher I can comfortably say that textbooks are ONE of the biggest rip-offs in higher education.

I'm currently teaching and will confirm. I can't tell you how often I get questions from students that are plainly answered in the text.

30 posted on 04/26/2008 9:08:27 AM PDT by Fundamentally Fair (There was once consensus that the world was flat.)

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