No More Text Books!

When I first began teaching, I had a very similar experience that this individual had with Chemistry. I had my experience with Physics, of course. I noticed that I used the book quite a bit in my first year. Then, I began to veer away from it in my second year -- so much so, that students and parents voiced some concerns on whether or not we should continue to have students purchase it. (This was at a private school.) By the time I started my third year, I told the students to keep the book at home and can count on one hand how many times I had the students use it. It's good to see that this appears to be a viable method, as I feel the students get more out of other resoucres than the text book.

"Without a textbook, I can create curriculum that engages students by relating science to their everyday lives." as quoted from Geoff Ruth.

http://www.edutopia.org/teaching-without-text