Given the ever increasing costs of textbooks, which seem to be in a race to be one of the most affected aspects of education-inflation, perhaps it is time to re-examine the roll of “textbooks” in the education process?

I am all in favor of emphasizing reading, especially in the first 9 years of school, yet there is little need for a “textbook” if every student has access to an electronic reading device (e.g., computer.)

Perhaps school boards will soon realize that they can save quite a few dollars in not buying new textbooks every year. Indeed, some school districts seem to be well on that path now.

Of course, what to do then if a teacher instructs their students to go to the Answers In Genesis website?