purchased all their texts. We're 6-12, which means that the bloody
textbook companies update and upgrade the textbooks in a number of
disciplines almost constantly in the name of offering the most up-to-date
learning, so the life of many textbooks at the high school level,
especially, is (perhaps artificially) short.
On the other hand, my spouse is in a K-8, and I think the school owns and
lends most if not all books there. This may be an issue of grade levels,
where "classroom sets" of texts make sense for younger students and
personal ownership becomes the norm for older ones.
So I'm not sure there's a trend, other than the absurd rate of inflation
in the cost of the books we buy for our two kids in grades 9 and 11 at our
school. Dunno why a Spanish book has to cost $160.
Hope this is helpful--Peter Gow
Peter Gow, Director of College Counseling and Special Programs
Beaver Country Day School
791 Hammond Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
www.bcdschool.org
Tel. 617-738-2755
FAX 617-738-2701
Skype: petergow3
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