Professor Vs. Expensive Textbooks
A professor at California State University-Fullerton is trying to save his students some money. The school wants him to use a math textbook that costs $180. The professor believes he can teach...
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A MATH BOOK SHOULD NOT COST $180. WELL, IF YOU ASK A CERTAIN PROFESSOR AT THE CAL STATE UNIVERSITY AT FULLERTON IT SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT. THE PROFESSOR SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT. HE SAID HE IS GOING TO USE TWO SEPARATE TEXTBOOKS THAT TOGETHER COST $75. HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND THE SYSTEM. HE WAS ADMONISHED BY THE SCHOOL AND HE FACES A CERTAIN POTENTIAL NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES TO THIS DECISION THAT INCLUDE NOT GETTING RAISES IN THE FUTURE, OR NEVER BECOMING A FULL-TIME PROFESSOR. ACCORDING TO NICOLE ALLEN, SHE SAYS, "10 YEARS AGO LONG-TERM DEPARTMENTAL ADOPTIONS WERE CONSIDERED GOOD FOR AFFORDABILITY SINCE IT ALLOWS A STRONG LOCAL USED BOOK MARKET TO DEVELOP. NOW IT CAN WORK AGAINST STUDENTS BY PERPETUATING THE TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING INDUSTRY'S STRAN...
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A MATH BOOK SHOULD NOT COST $180. WELL, IF YOU ASK A CERTAIN PROFESSOR AT THE CAL STATE UNIVERSITY AT FULLERTON IT SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT. THE PROFESSOR SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT. HE SAID HE IS GOING TO USE TWO SEPARATE TEXTBOOKS THAT TOGETHER COST $75. HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND THE SYSTEM. HE WAS ADMONISHED BY THE SCHOOL AND HE FACES A CERTAIN POTENTIAL NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES TO THIS DECISION THAT INCLUDE NOT GETTING RAISES IN THE FUTURE, OR NEVER BECOMING A FULL-TIME PROFESSOR. ACCORDING TO NICOLE ALLEN, SHE SAYS, "10 YEARS AGO LONG-TERM DEPARTMENTAL ADOPTIONS WERE CONSIDERED GOOD FOR AFFORDABILITY SINCE IT ALLOWS A STRONG LOCAL USED BOOK MARKET TO DEVELOP. NOW IT CAN WORK AGAINST STUDENTS BY PERPETUATING THE TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING INDUSTRY'S STRAN...
