Does your textbook measure up?

Abstract

Teaching is a profession in which the main goal is to help students grow and instill a love of learning. Many times educators cannot choose the textbooks they are required to use in their classrooms. There are drawbacks to almost every textbook series depending on whose opinion you are considering. As teachers we are required to supplement the text and make up for the lacking content areas. While student teaching I was put in exactly that situation. I chose to create a project for my students that I used in addition to the textbook. This article includes my evaluation of the textbook series, the main problem I found in the book, my solution to that problem, and my results. It also includes what I learned throughout this experience and things I would do differently in the future.