No textbooks!

This article gives a good argument for not having textbooks in a classroom. The main argument is that textbooks limit a students thought process. I think that as a new teacher this is a bad idea. Textbooks give you a good outline of what you should teach your class. As teachers, we should not be limited by our textbooks. When we become comfortable with the material that we are teaching then we can wean off of the textbooks and start to become more creative. It will take a lot of hard work, but I think that it will pay off.

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My name is Corey Smith and I am from Beckley, WV. I am a physical education/ health education major. I plan to teach middle school. I believe that children are kinesthetic learners and experiential learners. This means that they learn by doing. The types of activities my students would engage in would be mostly team modified games to teach them the importance of teamwork. Also they will learn the basic skills to be successful to maintain a healthy lifestyle.